# Accident 20151015017319A: Plambeck Michael K CA 8, Ray Township, MI, October 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2015, 18:10 local time
- Place: Ray Township, MI
- Airport: Ray Community
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7367° N, 82.8889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7367&lon=-82.8889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N224MS-2018-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Plambeck Michael K CA 8 (registry code 05621T9, https://openairdocs.org/model/plambeck-michael-k-ca-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Walter 601D (registry code 64005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/walter-601d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PLAMBECK MICHAEL K CA 8
- Reported engine: WALTER 601D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 948 total, 49 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151015017319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS INBOUND FOR RUNWAY 27 AT 57D. TURNED TO LEFT BASE APPLIED 10% FLAPS AND THEN TURNED LEFT TO FINAL. FULL FLAPS APPLIED AND LEFT WING BEGAN TO DROP PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT AILERON AND FULL RIGHT RUDDER WITH NO EFFECT. ENGINE POWER WAS ADDED AND NOSE BEGAN TO RISE WITH LEFT WING CONTINUING TO DROP, POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY 27 WEST OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND LEFT WING TIP FIRST, THE SECOND CONTACT WAS THE PROP WHICH DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, THIRD CONTACT WAS THE NOSE GEAR WHICH WAS SHEAR DUE TO IMPACT, THE FOURTH IMPACT WAS THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHICH ALSO DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING WEST WITH THE LEFT WING DETACHED AND COMING TO REST ON AIRCRAFT LEFT SIDE  PARALLEL TO THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT SHUT OFF FUEL VALVES AND PULLED CONDITION LEVER  AND AIRCRAFT RAN FOR APPROX. 15 MINUTES. WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE 25 KNTS W/GUSTS TO 29 KNTS (KMTC 7 MILE SOUTH EAST OF 57D) @ 250 PILOT STATED APPROACHED SPEED WAS APROX 65 MPH.

## 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 CEN16LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA017), Oct 15, 2015: Comp Air CA8 (N224MS), Ray, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the trim, which created a cross-controlled situation and resulted in an aerodynamic stall during the attempted go-around.

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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