Piper PA-34-220T N8161K

Summary

On 12 November 1986 at about 06:00 local time, a Piper PA-34-220T registered N8161K, operated by Olson Flight Services, was involved in an accident near Detroit, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 November 1986 at 06:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Detroit Metro Wayne (DTW)

Coordinates

42.4010, -83.0001

Aircraft

Piper PA-34-220T

Registration

N8161K

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Olson Flight Services

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Detroit → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

CHI87LA025

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

UPON LANDING AT DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE TOWER TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON RUNWAY 3C OR TAXIWAY J, AND TAXI TO BUTLER AVIATION. THE PILOT THEN TURNED ONTO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS TAXIWAY J, BUT WAS ACTUALLY A PAVED AREA BETWEEN TAXIWAYS. WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS NOT ON A TAXIWAY, HE TOLD THE TOWER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI STRAIGHT AHEAD IF POSSIBLE AND HE WOULD BE ON THE TAXIWAY. AFTER MOVING FORWARD, A NUMBER OF FEET, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED AN UNMARKED TRENCH, APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT WIDE BY 15 FEET LONG AND ABOUT 4 INCHES DEEP, TEARING OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.