# NTSB CHI84LA351: Piper PA-34-200T, N36051, Acme, MI, August 17, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 17, 1984, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Acme, MI
- Location: 44.7719° N, 85.5015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acme, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7719&lon=-85.5015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA351
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12743/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA351

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing
  - all available runway - not used, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - ground loop/swerve - intentional, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS A RESULT OF AN INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP WHEN THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AFTER A BOUNCE 450 FT BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF THE 2300' LONG GRASS STRIP. THE PILOT STATED HE ADDED THROTTLE, THEN LANDED ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY, BUT ROLLED THROUGH THE OVERRUN AT THE END.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N36051 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34-200T
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 34-7870288
- Airframe hours: 1500
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-360-E 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Fino Plane Company
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, August 15, 1984, 50 hours before
- Departed: 9G2, LINDEN, MI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: Y17, Acme Skyport, runway 18, 2,320 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,162 total, 180 in this make and model, 1,086 as pilot in command, 44 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840817041349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840817041349A), Aug 17, 1984: Piper PA34200T, Acme, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off end of runway and landing gear collapsed. Pilot intentionally tried to ground loop.

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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