# Accident 20060816026729A: Piper PA28181, Napoleon, MI, August 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Napoleon, MI
- Airport: Napoleon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1708° N, 84.2597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1708&lon=-84.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4008Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4008Q-2024-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 100 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060816026729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT OVERRAN RUNWAY, DEPARTED AIRPORT PROPERTY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTED FROM COLLISION WITH FENCE AT ADJACENT STORAGE FACILITY. NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI06CA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA239), Aug 16, 2006: Piper PA-28-181 (N4008Q), Napoleon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during the landing approach, and his excessive airspeed during the landing which resulted in the overrun. A factor was the fence that the airplane…

## Other reports on N4008Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230624009199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230624009199A), Jun 24, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N4008Q), Howell, MI, Substantial damage. During approach for a touch and go the pilot applied power to arrest descent and the engine did not respond, carb heat was on at the time and then turned off…

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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