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FAA incident report · Piper PA-31-325 · Pontiac, MI · June 17, 2006

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Date
June 17, 2006 · 17:41 local
Place
Pontiac, MI
Airport
Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N824AB
Reported as
Piper PA31325
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,386 total3,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N824ABRegistration cancelled Jun 25, 2008 · Piper PA-31-325S/N 31-7812044 · Built 1977Airframe modelPiper PA-31-325Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) On June 17th, 2006, N824AB Piper PA-31 departed jackson county airport enroute to Pontiac mi. The pilot also had his wife as a passenger in the right seat. After some discussions with his wife about her being capable of landing the aircraft in case the pilot ever became incapacitated, they decided to allow her to fly the aircraft on autopilot and land the aircraft. The aircraft was cleared for landing on 27L and flared approximately halfway down the runway at which time the pilot told her to pull the power back to land. She inadvertently pushed the power forward instead. The pilot then took over, pulled the power and attempted to stop the aircraft. The aircraft was unable to stop safely before reaching the end of the runway. The aircraft went about 10FT past the end of the runway causing the prop to contact a runway light causing damage to the right engine propeller. The aircraft was able to taxi out of this area on its own power and return to its main base at Michigan aviation without further incident. Note: the pilot is also a certified flight instructor.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 17TH, 2006, N824AB PIPER PA-31 DEPARTED JACKSON COUNTY AIRPORT ENROUTE TO PONTIAC MI. THE PILOT ALSO HAD HIS WIFE AS A PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT SEAT. AFTER SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH HIS WIFE ABOUT HER BEING CAPABLE OF LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN CASE THE PILOT EVER BECAME INCAPACITATED, THEY DECIDED TO ALLOW HER TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT ON AUTOPILOT AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR LANDING ON 27L AND FLARED APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE PILOT TOLD HER TO PULL THE POWER BACK TO LAND. SHE INADVERTENTLY PUSHED THE POWER FORWARD INSTEAD. THE PILOT THEN TOOK OVER, PULLED THE POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP SAFELY BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT ABOUT 10FT PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE PROP TO CONTACT A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI OUT OF THIS AREA ON ITS OWN POWER AND RETURN TO ITS MAIN BASE AT MICHIGAN AVIATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NOTE: THE PILOT IS ALSO A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.