- Date
- July 26, 1986, 21:38 local (Jul 27, 1986, 01:38 UTC)
- Place
- Traverse City, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2185BPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860726037539A
- Case key
- 13495
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While flaring to land, the aircraft had excessive speed and ballooned. Subsequently, it bounced twice, then began to veer to the left. The pilot performed a go-around. During the initial portion of the go-around, the left wing struck a runway edge identifier light. The light tore a hole in the bottom of the wing and damaged at least one wing rib. However, the aircraft continued flying and the pilot made an uneventful emergency landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2185B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7990126
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- 85 Bravo, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- TVC · Cherry Capitol, runway 10, 6,500 × 150 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 105 total · 105 in this make and model · 54 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TVC, 1 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.