# Accident 20170527009199A: Piper PA-28-140, Ray Township, MI, May 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2017, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ray Township, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- 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: N5584U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5584U-2018-05-02) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 36 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170527009199A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES REPORTED THAT PILOT MADE SEVERAL LANDING ATTEMPTS, BUT WAS TOO FAST AND/OR TOO HIGH TO LAND EACH TIME. ON LAST ATTEMPT, PILOT WAS ALSO TOO FAST , AND TOUCHED DOWN AT LEAST HALF WAY DOWN A 2,500' RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT FLOATED UNTIL THE LAST 1/4 OF THE RUNWAY, AND LANDED IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, FORCING THE NOSE GEAR AFT AND SHATTERING THE NOSE WHEEL PANT. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE NOSE ONCE MORE BEFORE ASSUMING A NOSE UP ATTITUDE AND SKIPPING OFF A GRAVEL ROAD AT END OF RUNWAY. IT HIT A WOODEN FENCE AND TRAVELLED APPROX 200 YARDS BEFORE IMPACTING SMALL TREES AND A PARKED TRACTOR.

## 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 CEN17LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA341), May 27, 2017: Piper PA-28 (N5584U), Ray, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper approach speed, which resulted in in a hard landing and a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to fly the airplane without…

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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