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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Kalamazoo, MI · April 19, 2014

Date
April 19, 2014 · 12:36 local
Place
Kalamazoo, MI
Airport
Newman'S
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N38240
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA203
Reported as
Piper PA-28-140
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,290 total120 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed azo for short flight to 4N0. During the approach to a no flap landing at the private airstrip the aircraft stalled and crashed in the displaced threshold area of runway 18. Pilot stated cause was an encounter with a wind gust.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AZO FOR SHORT FLIGHT TO 4N0. DURING THE APPROACH TO A NO FLAP LANDING AT THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED IN THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD AREA OF RUNWAY 18. PILOT STATED CAUSE WAS AN ENCOUNTER WITH A WIND GUST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.