- Date
- November 16, 1986, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gaylord, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2357EPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861116055569A
- Case key
- 13702
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt landed on a closed rwy and the acft collided with a snowbank. A NOTAM had been issued three days prior, closing the rwy, however, the plt stated that he had not checked notoms prior to departing traverse city. A plt of another acft, who reported being advised through UNICOM the day before the accident to land on any rwy even though rwy 18 was closed by NOTAM. This plt reported hearing N2357E announce final for rwy 18. The arpt UNICOM operator reported no commnications with N2357E since the acft was 25 miles from Gaylord and was given local winds and altimeter only.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2357E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3878A0447
- Airframe hours
- 2,170
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Giovanni Leone
- Registered owner
- Giovanni T. Leone
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 2, 1986 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- TVC · Traverse City, MI
- Airport
- GLR · Otsego County, runway 18, 3,001 × 75 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 14 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,700 ft overcast
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.