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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Holland, MI · February 26, 2017

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Date
February 26, 2017 · 12:30 local
Place
Holland, MI
Airport
Tulip City
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9181W
Reported as
Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
572 total400 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N9181WRegistered now · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10837 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Holland, MI (biv)while on the ILS 26 approach at about 300 ft AGL pilot elected to not deploy additional flaps (flaps was set the first notch as part of the pre-landing checklist) because of a strong crosswind and some gusting (200@13 G18KTS). Pilot kept the aircraft in a crab until about 50 to 100 feet before the runway threshold when he transitioned to a slip. Pilot held the slip throughout the flare. The left main gear made contacted the runway however, a very strong gust lifted the aircraft a few feet from the ground, rolled the aircraft to the right and off of the north side of the runway pavement. Pilot continued to hold left aileron and attempted to make a safe landing in the runway safety area because the airspeed had deteriorated to a point which a go-around was not possible. When the gear contacted the grass area, it sunk in and when the nose gear contacted the grass, it collapsed. The aircraft traveled another 100 feet and then stopped. Nose gear had collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.

As the FAA filed it

HOLLAND, MI (BIV)WHILE ON THE ILS 26 APPROACH AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL PILOT ELECTED TO NOT DEPLOY ADDITIONAL FLAPS (FLAPS WAS SET THE FIRST NOTCH AS PART OF THE PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST) BECAUSE OF A STRONG CROSSWIND AND SOME GUSTING (200@13 G18KTS). PILOT KEPT THE AIRCRAFT IN A CRAB UNTIL ABOUT 50 TO 100 FEET BEFORE THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WHEN HE TRANSITIONED TO A SLIP. PILOT HELD THE SLIP THROUGHOUT THE FLARE. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR MADE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY HOWEVER, A VERY STRONG GUST LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT A FEW FEET FROM THE GROUND, ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND OFF OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. PILOT CONTINUED TO HOLD LEFT AILERON AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SAFE LANDING IN THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA BECAUSE THE AIRSPEED HAD DETERIORATED TO A POINT WHICH A GO-AROUND WAS NOT POSSIBLE. WHEN THE GEAR CONTACTED THE GRASS AREA, IT SUNK IN AND WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE GRASS, IT COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER 100 FEET AND THEN STOPPED. NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.