# Accident 20190113003779A: Piper PA-32R-300, Adrian, MI, January 13, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 2019, 17:46 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8678° N, 84.0772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8678&lon=-84.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8892E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8892E-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,224 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190113003779A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF FROM ADG, APPROX. 1630L, FROM RUNWAY 5, WITH 1 PAX, THE MECHANIC FOR A POST ANNUAL FLIGHT.

THEY FLEW NORTH, BETWEEN JAX (JACKSON, MI) AND LAN (LANSING, MI), THEN PROCEEDED SOUTHWEST TO KOEB (COLDWATER, MI) THEN NEAR KJYM (HILLSDALE, MI) BACK TO ADG FOR A LANDING. ENTERING ADG AIRSPACE, HAD TO HOLD FOR AIRCRAFT ON INSTRUMENT APPROACH. PILOT SETUP FOR LANDING, WITH GEAR DOWN, FLAPS AND 14? MANIFOLD PRESSURE, FOR RUNAWAY 5. ON SHORT FINAL, ENGINE SHUTOFF. NO ?SPUTTER? PILOT STATED ?IT ACTED AS IF SOMEONE SHUTOFF THE KEY?. AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY IMPACTING THE GROUND, SLIDING INTO AIRPORT BARRIER FENCE.

PASSENGER HAD MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 CEN19LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA066), Jan 13, 2019: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8892E), Adrian, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airframe and powerplant mechanic's lack of experience in the overhaul of the engine model and the improper torque of the crankshaft gear bolt, which resulted in fatigue failure of the bolt and a…

## Other reports on N8892E (1)

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

- [Incident 20121230027159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121230027159I), Dec 30, 2012: Piper PA-32R-300 (N8892E), Adrain, MI, Minor damage. On landing rollout at approximately 50 KIAS, the aircraft drifted left of centerline and the PIC applied right rudder to correct the drift. The aircraft hit a…

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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