# NTSB CHI77FEM28: Piper PA-31, N62948, Grayling, MI, June 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1977
- Place: Grayling, MI · GRAYLING, MI
- Location: 44.6580° N, 84.7111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayling, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6580&lon=-84.7111&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2256  77/6/19    GRAYLING,MI         PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0845                    N62948              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  32, 3710 TOTAL HOURS, 35
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH BRANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,MI                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- WX FOR AREA WAS WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AT 9 TO 18KTS.AC INTENTIONALLY GND LOOPED TO AVOID TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62948](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62948-2018-10-17), registration cancelled 2018-10-17, S/N 31-7712001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-325](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (registry code 7103105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Branch

## 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 19770619015049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619015049A), Jun 19, 1977: Piper PA31T1, Grayling, MI, Substantial damage. Wx for area was winds out of the west at 9 to 18KTS.ac intentionally gnd looped to avoid trees.

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.

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