- Date
- September 17, 1986, 21:00 local (Sep 18, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Grosse Ile, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28208Bellanca 17-30A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860917045379A
- Case key
- 13526
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he had a habit of landing left of the centerline. While landing with a right crosswind, the aircraft drifted to the left and the left wing struck three construction sawhorses, placed off the left side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28208
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 78-30898
- Airframe hours
- 963
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-K1A, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John R. Gibbs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 15, 1986 · 63 hours before
- Departed
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
- Destination
- 2G5 · Grosse Ile, MI
- Airport
- 2G5 · Grosse Ile, runway 3, 4,979 × 100 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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 713 total · 33 in this make and model · 446 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 25 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 N28208 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.