- Date
- August 27, 1983, 18:16 local (22:16 UTC)
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9428LPiper PA28-180C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 12325
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Flare - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - runway lightFactor
Analysis
The acft veered to the left and hit a rwy light during landing. The weather was VMC with a wind from 320 degrees at 10 KTS. The active rwy was 27. The ATC specialist in the tower said 'the acft appeared to dive toward the rwy' and 'to hit very hard.' After the touchdown the acft veered left and hit the lights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9428L
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-180C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28.4295
- Airframe hours
- 1,440
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J. And J. Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 7, 1983 · 90 hours before
- Airport
- ARB · Ann Arbor Muni, runway 27, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 140 total · 90 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ARB