- Date
- September 15, 1984, 21:45 local (Sep 16, 1984, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98017Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840915051709A
- Case key
- 12776
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
In an effort to land at the threshold the acft collided with a fence and landed short of the prepared surface. Runway edge lights were operating but runway end identifier lights were not installed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98017
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-26000
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- South Kent Bald Eagles, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 19, 1984
- Departed
- FFO · Dayton, OH
- Airport
- CO5 · South Kent, runway 31, 2,070 × 135 ft, grass/turf
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 10 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N98017 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.