- Date
- April 16, 1983, 11:25 local (16:25 UTC)
- Place
- Harrison, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8578CPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830416014469A
- Case key
- 12132
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that he executed a go-around on the first landing attempt because of a strong crosswind and high airspeed. On the second approach, he executed a go-around from the flare because of a 'strong updraft'. The pilot statedthat during the go-around, something black covered the right side of windshield. He stated that he responded by moving his right arm up and turning the aircraft to the left. The left wing struck trees about 15 gal AGL and about 100 feet tothe east of the runway midpoint. A witness stated that on the second landing, the aircraft bounced several times followed by the left wing raising. The landing was on runway 18. The wind was from 265 deg at 17 KTS gusting to 20 KTS. Reportedly, the airport had two turf runways (4/22 and 10/28).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8578C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28 7690152
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hobby Flite,Inc
- Registered owner
- Joseeph Haas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 28, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- YIP · Ypsilanti, MI
- Airport
- 80B · Clare County, runway 18, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 86 total · 86 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 265° at 17 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.