ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372982
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1987 |
| Time: | 00:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-34-200T |
| Owner/operator: | Meditran |
| Registration: | N8231D |
| MSN: | 34-8070260 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1190 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plymouth, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Grand Rapids, MI (GRR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH ABOUT 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT PASSENGER TOLD THE PILOT SHE THOUGHT SHE SAW A DEER. THE PILOT ADDED POWER FOR A POSSIBLE GO-AROUND. SINCE HE DID NOT SEE ANY DEER, THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS LANDING. HE RETARDED POWER AND FLARED THE AIRCRAFT 'SOMEWHAT HIGH.' THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND PORPOISED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI87LA136
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 January 2007 | N8231D | Private | 1 | Manzanola, CO | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 08:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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