# NTSB CHI82DA156: Piper PA-28-180, N15585, Yale, MI, May 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 8, 1982, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place: Yale, MI
- Coordinates: 42.499858, -83.230667 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4999&lon=-83.2307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73104
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA156
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73104/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA156

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb
  - terrain condition - open field (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND DUE TO A WIND SHIFT. DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 700 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N15585 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 7305092
- Airframe hours: 3662
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Donald J. Mccormick
- Registered owner: Berz Flying Service
- Departed: UIZ
- Destination: MI64
- Airport: MI64, Para, runway 6, 1,850 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 261 total, 249 in this make and model, 207 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 315° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °F

## 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 19820508014399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820508014399A), May 8, 1982: Piper PA28180, Yale, MI, Substantial damage. Too high for landing on private strip. Began belated go around, struck trees off end of runway.

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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