NTSB Identification: CEN14CA203
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, April 19, 2014 in Kalamazoo, MI
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28, registration: N38240
Injuries: 2 Minor.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot said he was attempting to land on runway 18 "in variable crosswinds with gusty conditions. [There] may have been wind shear or tailwinds involved." He told a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector that the airplane stalled at low altitude (5 to 8 feet above the runway) and landed hard on the overrun for runway 36. The pilot reported no mechanical issues with the airplane. The FAA inspector reported the fuselage was buckled, the empennage was bent down, and the left wing upper skin was deformed
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING SUSTAINED UNKNOWN DAMAGES, AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR KALAMAZOO, MI
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — One person had to be taken to the hospital after a small plane crashed at a private airstrip.
The crash happened in the 10000 block of West Main Street in Kalamazoo around 1 p.m. Saturday.
Authorities on scene tell 24 Hour News 8 that it appears the plane landed too hard.
The pilot told police he didn’t think were any problems, but when the plane landed it hit hard, snapping the landing gear off.
A neighbor said he heard the plane fly over and it sounded like it was in trouble.
The person taken to the hospital suffered minor injuries.
Source: http://woodtv.com
Photo Courtesy/Credit: Oshtemo Township Fire Department
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Photo Courtesy/Credit: Oshtemo Township Fire Department
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OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (April 19, 2014)- The Federal Aviation Administration and the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a single-engine plane crash in Oshtemo Township Saturday afternoon.
According to the Oshtemo Township Fire Department the single engine prop plane crashed Saturday at a private airstrip in the 10000 block of West Main Street in Oshtemo Township.
There were two people on board, one person did go to a local Kalamazoo hospital to be evaluated while the other person did not need medical care.
Kalamazoo Sheriff Deputies say that the plane dropped about 10 feet before it crashed on to the grass airstrip.
The cause of the drop and crash remains under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Kalamazoo Sheriff’s Department.
Source: http://fox17online.com
OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - One person is taken to the hospital after a small plane crashes.
It happened before 1 p.m., on a private airstrip in the 10000 block of West Main St.
Police say a single-propeller plane crash-landed. They say two people were on board, suffering minor injuries. One person was taken to the hospital for evaluation, the second person declined treatment.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department are investigating.
Source: http://wwmt.com
