Piper PA-32-260 N4887S

Summary

On 28 August 1998 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-32-260 registered N4887S was involved in an accident near Sault Ste Marie, 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.

Date

28 August 1998 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Chippewa County Airport (CIU)

Coordinates

46.4807, -84.3607

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-260

Registration

N4887S

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

Day

NTSB number

CHI98LA330

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane and the runway marker. A factor contributing to this accident was the runway marker.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he was back taxiing on runway 16 to position himself for takeoff on runway 34. While taxiing, the pilot noticed a deer on the east side of the runway. The pilot taxied along the west side of the runway, just outside of the runway lights. The pilot looked back over his shoulder to look for the deer. When he turned around, the pilot said he noticed that the airplane was too close to the runway lights. The pilot swerved the airplane to the right, where it subsequently struck the runway marker. Examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.