Piper PA-38-112 N2357E

Summary

On 16 November 1986 at about 15:30 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N2357E, operated by Giovanni Leone, was involved in an accident near Gaylord, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 November 1986 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Gaylord, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Otsego County (GLR)

Coordinates

45.0203, -84.6701

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N2357E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Giovanni Leone

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Traverse City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI87LA036

1 person had minor injuries.

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

THE PLT LANDED ON A CLOSED RWY AND THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK. A NOTAM HAD BEEN ISSUED THREE DAYS PRIOR, CLOSING THE RWY, HOWEVER, THE PLT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT CHECKED NOTOMS PRIOR TO DEPARTING TRAVERSE CITY. A PLT OF ANOTHER ACFT, WHO REPORTED BEING ADVISED THROUGH UNICOM THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT TO LAND ON ANY RWY EVEN THOUGH RWY 18 WAS CLOSED BY NOTAM. THIS PLT REPORTED HEARING N2357E ANNOUNCE FINAL FOR RWY 18. THE ARPT UNICOM OPERATOR REPORTED NO COMMNICATIONS WITH N2357E SINCE THE ACFT WAS 25 MILES FROM GAYLORD AND WAS GIVEN LOCAL WINDS AND ALTIMETER ONLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.