# Accident 20060307004269A: Piper PA28180, Waterford, MI, March 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2006, 16:20 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6653° N, 83.4186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6653&lon=-83.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7810N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7810N-2006-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 31 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060307004269A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MARCH 7, 2006, N7810N A PIPER PA-28-180 ENGINE "SPUTTERED" AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 FT AGL. THE PILOT IN COMMAND SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SPUTTER AND STOPPED RUNNING AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT AGL. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON SOUTHBOUND I-75 BETWEEN FLINT AND WATERFORD MICHIGAN. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE CENTER MEDIAN GUARD RAIL UPON LANDING AND CAME TO A STOP NEAR EXIT 98 IN THE CENTER MEDIAN. ON 3/21/2006 AN ENGINE RUN WAS PERFORMED BY ADVANT AVIATION IN PONTIAC MICHIGAN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE FAA IIC. THE ENGINE WAS RUN FROM IDLE POWER TO 1900 RPM FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE ONLY DISCREPANCY NOTED WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL STRAINER, WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI06CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA098), Mar 7, 2006: Piper PA-28-180 (N7810N), Holly, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Factors associated with the accident were the guard rail and the ditch which the airplane contacted during the forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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