# Incident 19871031071339I: Piper PA24250, Cumberland City, TN, October 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 1987, 09:00 local time
- Place: Cumberland City, TN
- Airport: Schmid
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3797° N, 87.6399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cumberland City, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3797&lon=-87.6399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6793P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6793P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 728 total, 403 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871031071339I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED LONG AND FAST ON A WET GRASS RUNWAY. PILOT VEERED INTO A TREE TO AVOID A BARN AT THE RUNWAYS END.

## Other reports on N6793P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19811015075289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811015075289I), Oct 15, 1981: Piper PA24250 (N6793P), Columbus, MS, Minor damage. The landing gear failed to extend using both the normal and the emergency system. The aircraft was landed gear up.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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