# Accident 20120604010469A: Piper PA-28-181, Put In Bay, OH, June 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2012, 12:15 local time
- Place: Put In Bay, OH
- Airport: Put-In-Bay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6367° N, 82.8283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6367&lon=-82.8283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2434M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2434M) (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 PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA337) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120604010469A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TWO FAILED ATTEMPTS TO LAND AT PUT IN BAY, AIRMAN MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAYON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, ABORTED A LANDING, INITIATED A GO AROUND, ROTATED LATE, FLEW THROUGH TREES CAUSING SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING.

## 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 CEN12LA337](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA337), Jun 4, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N2434M), Put-in-Bay, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point at the proper speed, his failure to initiate a go-around, and the airplane’s inadequate climb gradient after the aborted landing, which resulted…

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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