# Accident 20070420006549A: Johnso JW9L, Saginaw, MI, April 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2007, 09:45 local time
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Saginaw County H.W. Browne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4333° N, 83.8617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4333&lon=-83.8617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1041Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1041Z-2018-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnson-Whittman Tailwind JW9L (registry code 9790341, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-whittman-tailwind-jw9l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JOHNSO JW9L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070420006549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 27 HE SUSPECTED A POTENTIAL ENGINE PROBLEM AND WAS RETURNING TO THE FIELD FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 05. DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF THE LANDING AT 304 FEET FROM THE PREPARED RUNWAY SURFACE THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A SIX FOOT SECURITY FENCE AND CAME TO REST 238 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY END. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI07CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA119), Apr 20, 2007: Johnson-Whittman Tailwind JW9L (N1041Z), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and clearance from a fence while on final approach.

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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