- Date
- June 26, 1983, 09:35 local (13:35 UTC)
- Place
- Alma, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N41341Piper PA28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830626028379A
- Case key
- 12235
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the VASI lights during landing. The pilot was landing on rwy 27 with winds from 210 degrees at 12 KTS. He reported gusty winds but gave no estimated velocity of the gusts. He said he touched down on the right main gear with the left wing high. A gust of wind reportedly caused the left wing to rise. The acft then 'angled' off the rwy and the right wing contacted a VASI light.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41341
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 287415178
- Airframe hours
- 3,194
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Martin T. Doyle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · November 11, 1982
- Airport
- AMN · Gratiot Community, runway 27, 5,000 × 75 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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 149 total · 5 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 12 knots
- 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.