# Accident 20140419005109A: Piper PA-28-140, Kalamazoo, MI, April 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2014, 12:36 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Newman'S
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2889° N, 85.7500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2889&lon=-85.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38240-2018-05-30) (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 PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,290 total, 120 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140419005109A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA203), Apr 19, 2014: Piper PA-28 (N38240), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent stall during gusting crosswind conditions.

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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