- Date
- November 22, 1996, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hart, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6804WPiper PA-28-140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19961122036729A
- Case key
- 10493
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control on rollout.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that on landing the airplane started to turn left and he corrected to the right; however, the airplane exited the runway to the right. After rolling off the runway the wing received damage from contact with the ground. Subsequent to the accident an examination of the airplane failed to reveal any mechanical anomalies of the nose wheel steering or braking system.
Factual narrative
On November 22, 1996, at 1615 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N6804W, suffered substantial damage after exiting runway 26 (2,020' x 50' dry/asphalt) at the Oceana County Airport, near Hart, Michigan. The pilot reported that he lost control of the airplane during landing rollout. The private pilot reported no injuries. The personal local flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file for the 14CFR Part 91 flight. The flight departed at 1445.
The pilot said that during rollout the airplane started to turn left. He corrected to the right and the airplane exited the runway to the right into the grass.
Subsequent to the accident an inspection of the airplane found no mechanical anomalies with the nose wheel steering or the brakes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6804W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-20939
- Airframe hours
- 3,390
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bernard L. Peters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 23, 1996 · 4 hours before
- Departed
- CO4
- Airport
- C04 · Oceana County, runway 26, 2,020 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 454 total · 419 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KMK, 33 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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