Piper PA-28R-200 N404SE
6 September 2010 · Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 September 2010 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N404SE, operated by Andrews University, was involved in an accident near Berrien Springs, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Andrews University Airpark (C20)
- Coordinates
- 41.9517, -86.3675
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N404SE
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Andrews University
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Berrien Springs → Berrien Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA522
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight instructor and the pilot were performing a simulated forced landing. During the maneuver, the pilot did not maintain a stabilized airspeed on final approach. The airplane landed hard on the runway, sustaining substantial damage. Both pilots reported no pre impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine. The flight instructor stated that he should have aborted the landing at the first indication of an error by the pilot.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Brookshire, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2010 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Eliza Island, Washington, United States | Prater Keith B | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2010 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Barnwell, South Carolina, United States | Palmetto Aviation of Conway LLC | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2010 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Cambridge, Maryland, United States | Seniram Air Inc | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2010 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Dixon, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 26 May 2010 | Piper PA-28R-200 | St. George, Utah, United States | Pinnacle Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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