NTSB Identification: CEN16LA017
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, October 15, 2015 in Ray, MI
Aircraft: Comp Air CA8, registration: N244MS
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On October 15, 2015, about 1845 eastern daylight time, a Comp Air Inc. CA8 airplane, N422MS, was substantially damaged while landing at Ray Community Airport (57D), Ray, Michigan. The private pilot had minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. The cross country flight was en route to 57D.
The pilot reported that while on the base to final turn the left wing dipped. The pilot increased power but experienced difficulties with controlling the airplane. The airplane struck the ground short of the runway and the left wing separated from the fuselage.
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA East Michigan FSDO-23
A 46-year-old Clinton Township man walked away from a plane crash with only small lacerations on his face after the plane he was piloting crashed while approaching Ray Community Airport Oct. 15.
According to a report from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched at 6:10 p.m. to 59819 Indian Trail, the airport’s address, for a report of a plane crash. When deputies arrived, Ray Township Fire and MedStar Ambulance personnel were on the scene and treating the pilot.
The pilot reportedly told deputies that he was attempting to land the plane at the airport. The plane was a Comp Air 8 Turboprop.
The Sheriff’s Office reports stated that an independent witness said he saw the plane take a “hard left turn” into the ground while approaching the runway.
Weather reports at the time of the crash showed that winds were sustained at 27 knots, or 31 mph, with gusts as high as 29 knots, or 33 mph, with overcast skies.
There is no indication yet that weather played a factor in the crash.
A Federal Aviation Administration investigation into the crash is ongoing. Ray Community Airport is located northwest of the intersection of North Avenue and 27 Mile Road.
- Source: http://www.candgnews.com
A Clinton Township pilot walked away with apparently minor injuries after his single-prop plane crashed while landing Thursday night at Ray Community Airport in Ray Township, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office said today.
Deputies were sent to the airport's administration office at 59819 Indian Trail for a report of a plane crash at about 6:10 p.m. Personnel from the township fire department and a local ambulance company were treating the 46-year-old pilot, who was the only one in the plane, the sheriff's office said.
The pilot appeared to have cuts on his face and was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Lt. John Michalke said. He said the man was wearing a seat belt harness. Michalke did not know why the plane crashed.
The plane is a kit-built Comp Air 8 Turboprop said Tony Molinaro, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the crash. He also did not know why the plane crashed, but said the plane landed short of the runway. Molinaro said the investigation is expected to take several weeks.
He did not have the name of the pilot or know anything about the man's status as a pilot, such as how long he had been flying.
A witness told authorities that he watched as the plane made a hard left turn into the ground while on approach to runway No. 27, according to the sheriff's office.
Source: http://www.freep.com
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, October 15, 2015 in Ray, MI
Aircraft: Comp Air CA8, registration: N244MS
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On October 15, 2015, about 1845 eastern daylight time, a Comp Air Inc. CA8 airplane, N422MS, was substantially damaged while landing at Ray Community Airport (57D), Ray, Michigan. The private pilot had minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. The cross country flight was en route to 57D.
The pilot reported that while on the base to final turn the left wing dipped. The pilot increased power but experienced difficulties with controlling the airplane. The airplane struck the ground short of the runway and the left wing separated from the fuselage.
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA East Michigan FSDO-23
According to a report from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched at 6:10 p.m. to 59819 Indian Trail, the airport’s address, for a report of a plane crash. When deputies arrived, Ray Township Fire and MedStar Ambulance personnel were on the scene and treating the pilot.
The pilot reportedly told deputies that he was attempting to land the plane at the airport. The plane was a Comp Air 8 Turboprop.
The Sheriff’s Office reports stated that an independent witness said he saw the plane take a “hard left turn” into the ground while approaching the runway.
Weather reports at the time of the crash showed that winds were sustained at 27 knots, or 31 mph, with gusts as high as 29 knots, or 33 mph, with overcast skies.
There is no indication yet that weather played a factor in the crash.
A Federal Aviation Administration investigation into the crash is ongoing. Ray Community Airport is located northwest of the intersection of North Avenue and 27 Mile Road.
- Source: http://www.candgnews.com
A Clinton Township pilot walked away with apparently minor injuries after his single-prop plane crashed while landing Thursday night at Ray Community Airport in Ray Township, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office said today.
Deputies were sent to the airport's administration office at 59819 Indian Trail for a report of a plane crash at about 6:10 p.m. Personnel from the township fire department and a local ambulance company were treating the 46-year-old pilot, who was the only one in the plane, the sheriff's office said.
The pilot appeared to have cuts on his face and was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, Lt. John Michalke said. He said the man was wearing a seat belt harness. Michalke did not know why the plane crashed.
The plane is a kit-built Comp Air 8 Turboprop said Tony Molinaro, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, which is investigating the crash. He also did not know why the plane crashed, but said the plane landed short of the runway. Molinaro said the investigation is expected to take several weeks.
He did not have the name of the pilot or know anything about the man's status as a pilot, such as how long he had been flying.
A witness told authorities that he watched as the plane made a hard left turn into the ground while on approach to runway No. 27, according to the sheriff's office.
Source: http://www.freep.com
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