# NTSB Accident GAA18CA081
> **PIPER PA 32** · 2017-12-05 · Cheboygan, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA081
- **Event ID:** 20171211X60452
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-12-05
- **Location:** Cheboygan, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.654167, -84.513885
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 32
- **Registration:** N4887S
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain the airplane’s rate of descent in gusting wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and runway excursion.

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