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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Cheboygan, MI · December 5, 2017

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Date
December 5, 2017 · 11:30 local
Place
Cheboygan, MI
Airport
Cheboygan County
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ECEA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4887S
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA081
Reported as
Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,300 total700 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N4887SRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-7100011 · Built 1971Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 05, 2017 at 11:30 am eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-260 aircraft, N4887S, registered to and operated by an on demand air taxi service, received substantial damage when it departed the runway surface following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 28 at Cheboygan County Airport (slh), Cheboygan, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions and high gusty winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The commercial flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 135 without a flight plan. The pilot and three passengers were not injured. The flight originated from the bois blanc island airport (6Y1) at approximately 11:10 am local.

According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 28. At an approximate altitude of 10 feet AGL, the aircraft experienced wind shear resulting in all loss of lift. The aircraft impacted the runway surface breaking both main landing gear tires and axles from their respective struts. The aircraft then departed the runway to the right, striking the tail and hitting a runway light. The aircraft came to rest in the grass facing 120 degrees from the runway heading. The pilot notified airport personnel of the accident and insured all passengers were uninjured. The pilot and passengers exited the aircraft without incident.

Weather report at (slh) airport at 11:14 am local was: wind southwest at 31 knots gusting to 51 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, overcast, temp. 37, dew point 28, and altimeter 29.40.

Runway surface was dry at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 05, 2017 AT 11:30 AM EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-32-260 AIRCRAFT, N4887S, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY AN ON DEMAND AIR TAXI SERVICE, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE FOLLOWING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT CHEBOYGAN COUNTY AIRPORT (SLH), CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND HIGH GUSTY WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 135 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE BOIS BLANC ISLAND AIRPORT (6Y1) AT APPROXIMATELY 11:10 AM LOCAL.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 28. AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 10 FEET AGL, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WIND SHEAR RESULTING IN ALL LOSS OF LIFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE BREAKING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES AND AXLES FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE STRUTS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING THE TAIL AND HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS FACING 120 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE PILOT NOTIFIED AIRPORT PERSONNEL OF THE ACCIDENT AND INSURED ALL PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

WEATHER REPORT AT (SLH) AIRPORT AT 11:14 AM LOCAL WAS: WIND SOUTHWEST AT 31 KNOTS GUSTING TO 51 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, OVERCAST, TEMP. 37, DEW POINT 28, AND ALTIMETER 29.40.

RUNWAY SURFACE WAS DRY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA18CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCheboygan, MIThe pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s rate of descent in gusting wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and runway excursion.Dec 5, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4887S · 2

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

Accident 19980828022199ATakeoff Ground Roll · Sault Ste Marie, MIAcft lost control on takeoff and struck a rwy remaining sign. (-23) on August 28, 1998, at 1700 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32-260, N4887S, sustained substantial damage when during takeoff on runway 16 at the chipewe county airport, Sault ste. Marie,…Aug 28, 1998 · Substantial damageIncident 19970117004359IForced/Precautionary Landing · St Ignace, MINarrative: on January 17, 1997, at 1600 EST a PA-32-260 owned and operated by great lakes air inc. a 9 or less on demand air taxi made an off airport emergency landing after the aircraft engine lost power at st. Ignace, MI. There were no injuries to the…Jan 17, 1997