- Date
- August 18, 1987, 20:45 local (Aug 19, 1987, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Troy, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32387Piper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870818050549A
- Case key
- 13812
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While the plt was using short field techniques for takeoff, the acft lifted off into ground effect. At about that time, the plt thought there was a partial power loss. He stated, 'after perceiving a partial power loss which was accompanied with a loss in airspeed and some slight settling of the airplane . . . , a decision was made to abort.' After touch- down, he applied full brakes, but was unable to stop on the remaining rwy which was wet. The acft contd off the end, went thru a fence & struck an unoccupied, parked car. An exam of the acft & eng revealed no evidence of a preimpact part failure or malfunction. Aprx 10 mi ese at detroit, the 1955 EDT wx was: 4000' brkn, vis 10, wind 330 deg at 3 KTS, temp 71, dew point 58, altimeter 30.02' hg.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32387
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7525059
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Timothy J. Brooks
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 30, 1987 · 30 hours before
- Destination
- 7D2 · Troy, MI
- Airport
- 3BB · Big Beaver, runway 9, 2,400 × 40 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 175 total · 12 in this make and model · 130 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DET, 10 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.