# Accident 20160810016649A: Piper J5A, Sandusky, MI, August 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2016, 07:30 local time
- Place: Sandusky, MI
- Airport: Sandusky City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4522° N, 82.8425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4522&lon=-82.8425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30313, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30313-2016-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 68 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160810016649A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 10, 2016, ABOUT 0730 LOCAL, NC30313, A PIPER J5A WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER  DEPARTED LAPEER COUNTY AIRPORT (D95) EN ROUTE TO SANDUSKY CITY AIRPORT (Y83). AT THE SANDUSKY CITY AIRPORT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 AND INCURRED A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEVIATED TO THE RIGHT FOR APPROXIMATELY 300FT BEFORE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY INTO A 10 FOOT DITCH. BOTH THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT.

## 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 CEN16LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA322), Aug 10, 2016: Piper J5C (N30313), Sandusky, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and a subsequent loss of control followed by a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N30313 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19740106000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106000919A), Jan 6, 1974: Piper J5A (N30313), Westford, MA, Substantial damage. Water,rust,dirt found in fuel from quick drain and strainer bowl.

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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