# Accident 20111116030169A: Piaggio Aero Industries Spa P180, Flint, MI, November 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2011, 09:40 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operator: V2JK
- Location: 42.9653° N, 83.7436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9653&lon=-83.7436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N168SL-2018-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piaggio Aero Industries P180 (registry code 6960206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piaggio-aero-industries-p180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-66B (registry code 52287, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-66b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIAGGIO AERO INDUSTRIES SPA P180
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-66B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,851 total, 2,023 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111116030169A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KDTW AT 09:06AM ET FOR AN INTENDED FLIGHT TO KETB. AFTER ENCOUNTERING AN ENGINE OVER POWER SITUATION, THE CREW INITIATED A LEFT ENGINE SHUTDOWN, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KFNT FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 AND OVERTURNED AT 09:40AM ET. THE PASSENGERS AND CREW SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE MAIN CABIN DOOR.

## 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 CEN12LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA066), Nov 16, 2011: Piaggio Aero Industries P180 (N168SL), Flint, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The captain's failure to maintain directional control during landing with one engine inoperative. Contributing to the accident was an improperly installed clevis pin in the left engine power lever,…

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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