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CHI04CA259

2004-09-12 · New Hudson, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport Y47

N227PS has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (DIAMOND AIRCRAFT DA 40 NG, built 2023), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. A factor was the VASI light.

Factual narrative

On September 12, 2004, at 1500 eastern daylight time, an amateur-built experimental Schroeder Wichawk, N227PS, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the left side of runway 7 (3,128 feet by 40 feet, asphalt) at the Oakland Southwest Airport (Y47), New Hudson, Michigan. The pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was departing on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that the airplane drifted left during takeoff roll and it hit a VASI light. The amateur-built experimental airplane sustained substantial damage when it veered off the left side of runway. The pilot reported that the airplane drifted left during takeoff roll and hit a VASI light. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2004_CHI04CA259.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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