Piper PA-28-181 N2185B

Summary

On 27 July 1986 at about 01:38 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N2185B was involved in an accident near Traverse City, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 July 1986 at 01:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Traverse City, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Cherry Capitol (TVC)

Coordinates

44.7596, -85.6991

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N2185B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI86LA184

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

WHILE FLARING TO LAND, THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXCESSIVE SPEED AND BALLOONED. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT BOUNCED TWICE, THEN BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. DURING THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE GO-AROUND, THE LEFT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY EDGE IDENTIFIER LIGHT. THE LIGHT TORE A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE WING AND DAMAGED AT LEAST ONE WING RIB. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FLYING AND THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL EMERGENCY LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.