ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165620
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| Date: | Saturday 19 April 2014 |
| Time: | 12:36 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-140 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Adventure Air Aviation |
| Registration: | N38240 |
| MSN: | 28-7725271 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4154 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 0-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newman's Airport (4N0), Kalamazoo, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kalamazoo, MI (AZO) |
| Kalamazoo, MI (4N0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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 said 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 fuselage was buckled, the empennage was bent down, and the left wing upper skin was deformed.
Probable Cause: An inadvertent stall during gusting crosswind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2014 16:57 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Apr-2014 20:01 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 14:02 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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