- Date
- October 19, 1988, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Big Rapids, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N300HFPiper PA-31-350
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881019046699A
- Case key
- 14302
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he failed to maintain sufficient airspeed and altitude during an IFR circle-to-land maneuver. The pilot reported that when he thought he was going to overshoot final, he tightened up the bank. The aircraft stalled and the left wing impacted on the asphalt runway. The pilot reduced power and the aircraft settled to the ground on the left side of the runway, sustaining no further damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N300HF
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31-350
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-7812008
- Airframe hours
- 4,303
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-F2BD, 325 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Hansen Flying Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · October 14, 1988 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- AMM · Alma, MI
- Destination
- 77D · Big Rapids, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 77D · Big Rapids, runway 32, 3,500 × 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
- 24
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,811 total · 681 in this make and model · 1,074 as pilot in command · 148 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GRR, 50 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 N300HF · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.