# Accident 20100411031839A: Piper PA-28-180, Three Rivers, MI, April 11, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2010, 20:30 local time
- Place: Three Rivers, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9597° N, 85.5933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9597&lon=-85.5933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3470R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3470R) (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 PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100411031839A

## Narrative

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

CFI STATED THAT AFTER TOUCH DOWN AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT , CORRECTED AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK WAS FOUND BROKEN . HYD FLUID STAIN WAS FOUND ON THE RUNWAY AND STRUT WAS APPROX. FIVE FEET IN THE GRASS PAST THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN10LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA210), Apr 12, 2010: Piper PA-28-180 (N3470R), Three Rivers, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during landing due to the failure of the left main landing gear torque link as a result of fatigue.

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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