Plane Crash List

Piper PA-28-161 N8394D

18 February 1990 · Pontiac, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 February 1990 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N8394D, operated by Tradewinds Aviation, Inc, was involved in an accident near Pontiac, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 13:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Oakland Pontiac (PTK)
Coordinates
42.7698, -82.5306
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-161
Registration
N8394D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Tradewinds Aviation, Inc
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Flint
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90LA085

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

OVERLOAD FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLTS FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND DUAL INSTRUMENT STUDENT WERE TAXIING FROM THE RAMP TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WHEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR BOLTS ON THE LEFT GEAR HAD FAILED. THE CFI REPORTED THAT THEY WERE TAXIING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON A SMOOTH, PAVED SURFACE, AND MOVING AT A NORMAL TAXI RATE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FAILURES APPEARED TO BE DUE TO OVERLOAD; THERE WAS NO REPORT OF A PREVIOUS HARD LANDING IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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