- Date
- July 23, 1990, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Twining, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4356TPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900723028249A
- Case key
- 14719
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Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain adequate control of the aircraft as it decellerated on the runway after touchdown.
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
The pilot stated that he was particularly careful with his preflight planning before landing on the short, grass runway. He reported that he made a good short-field approach and landing, but was unable to stop the aircraft before it ran off the departure end of the runway. He stated that the grass runway was maintained in good condition, but the grass was wet from a recent rain shower. The pilot had 83 hours total flight time, including 4 hours in the accident make and model aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4356T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7205150
- Airframe hours
- 4,328
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Munley-Smith Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Munley-Smith Aviation Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 6, 1990 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- 3CM · Bay City, MI
- Airport
- NONE · Zimbo, runway 27, 1,340 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 83 total · 4 in this make and model · 58 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N4356T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.