# NTSB CHI01LA187: Piper PA-28-181, N8210Z, Brooklyn, MI, June 24, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 24, 2001, 12:58 local (16:58 UTC) - Place: Brooklyn, MI - Coordinates: 42.099548, -84.239074 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0995&lon=-84.2391&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - Detroit FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52573 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA187 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52573/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA187 ## Probable cause The proper touchdown point exceeded, all of the available runway not used, and aircraft control not being maintained by the pilot during the landing. Factors to the accident were the pilot mistaking the taxiway for the runway, the pilot not performing a go-around after identifying the runway on final approach, and the ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - planned approach - incorrect, pilot in command (contributing factor) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause) - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged when the pilot landed long and the airplane overran the end of runway, striking some trees. The pilot reported that he had initially mistaken the taxiway, located to the left side of the runway, for runway 01 and had identified the correct runway while on final approach. The pilot stated that once he had identified runway 01 he executed a steep approach to the runway, touching down with approximately one half of the useable runway remaining. The pilot reported that, "Approached too high[,] I believe this was where I screwed up big time!" The pilot reported that he was unable to stop the airplane prior to the end of the runway, and the airplane impacted a ditch off to the right side of the end of the runway. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented by, "...Stabilized [approach], low speed to soft field at the threshold rather than further infield...Vigilance for threshold confusion in turf fields...Prefer paved fields if never landed on grass before." ## Factual narrative On June 24, 2001, at 1258 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N8210Z, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the pilot landed long and the airplane overran the end of runway 01 (2,822 feet by 100 feet, dry/turf) at the Shamrock Field Airport, Brooklyn, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot and his single passenger were not injured. The flight departed the MBS International Airport, Saginaw, Michigan at 1145. According to the pilot's written statement, he had initially mistaken the taxiway, located to the left side of the runway, for runway 01 and had identified the correct runway while on final approach. The pilot reported that once he had identified runway 01 he executed a steep approach to the runway, touching down with approximately one half of the useable runway remaining. The pilot stated that, "Approached too high[,] I believe this was where I screwed up big time!" The pilot reported that he was unable to stop the airplane prior to the end of the runway, and the airplane impacted a ditch off to the right side of the end of the runway. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented by, "...Stabilized [approach], low speed to soft field to the threshold rather than further infield...Vigilance for threshold confusion in turf fields...Prefer paved fields if never landed on grass before." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8210Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8210Z), registered now, S/N 28-8290136, built 1982 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-181 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-8290136 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Flymore Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, August 15, 2000, 304.4 hours before - Departed: MBS, Saginaw, MI - Destination: 6G8, Brooklyn, MI - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: 6G8, Shamrock Field, runway 01, 2,822 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review January 28, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 625 total, 128 in this make and model, 477 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.31 inHg - Observed at: JXN, 14 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010624020299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010624020299A), Jun 24, 2001: Piper PA28181, Brooklyn, MI, No damage. (.19) On June 24, 2001, at 1258 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-181, N8210Z, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when the pilot landed… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.