ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213036
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 December 2017 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 |
| Owner/operator: | Great Lakes Air. Inc |
| Registration: | N4887S |
| MSN: | 32-7100011 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15028 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cheboygan, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Bois Blanc Island, MI (6Y1) |
| Cheboygan, MI (SLH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, during approach to runway 28, he noticed that the vertical speed indicator showed an increase in the decent rate so he applied full power.
He reported that the airplane landed hard, and he heard a “pop” and believed that the main landing gear tires had failed. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and struck a runway light.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the aft bulkhead, stringer, and skin.
According to the METAR at the accident airport, about the time of the accident the wind was from 230° at 28 kts gusting to 42 kts.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s rate of descent in gusting wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 August 1998 | N4887S | Great Lakes Air, Inc. | 0 | Sault Ste Marie, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Jul-2018 13:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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