# Incident 20240420005019I: Piper PA-28-161, Ann Arbor, MI, April 20, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2024, 19:40 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2229° N, 83.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANN ARBOR MUNI (ARB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2229&lon=-83.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302FG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302FG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 31 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240420005019I

## Narrative

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

4-20-24 302FG

A PRIVATE PILOT AT THE CONTROLS WAS DEMONSTRATING A SOFT FIELD LANDING IN GUSTY CONDITIONS. A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT AS HE TOUCHED DOWN, PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24. THE PRIVATE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND WITH FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL ON THE GRASS WITH POWER UNTIL IT ENCOUNTERED A DITCH.

DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE WHEEL AND PROPELLER.

KARB 202253Z 29012KT 10SM OVC055 06/M05 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP205 T00561050 $ KARB 192353Z AUTO 28014G20KT 10SM CLR 10/M04 A3002 RMK AO2 PK WND 29027/2254 SLP168 T01001044 10144 20100 53014

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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