# Accident 20070421007009A: Piper PA28140, Williamson, MI, April 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2007, 17:51 local time
- Place: Williamson, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6967° N, 84.2925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6967&lon=-84.2925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5528F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5528F-2010-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 12 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070421007009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED APRIL 21, 2007 ON A PRIVATE STRIP AT WILLIAMSON, MICHIGAN. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND PILOT STATED "THAT HE WAS COMING IN FAST" BOUNCED AIRCRAFT SEVERAL TIMES (NOSE WHEEL STRUT FAILED), CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER.

## 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 CHI07CA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA118), Apr 21, 2007: Piper PA-28-140 (N5528F), Williamston, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear. The hilly runway was a contributing factor.

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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