# Accident 19880925040029A: Piper PA28140, Hutchinson, MN, September 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1988, 10:28 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, MN
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal-Butler Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8804° N, 94.3700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8804&lon=-94.3700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6151W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6151W-1989-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880925040029A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING, ELECTED TO GO AROUND. ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT ON CLIMBOUT INTO TREES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA244), Sep 25, 1988: Piper PA-28 (N6151W), Hutchinson, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT RATED PILOT TO USE PROPER CONTROL INPUTS AND PROCEDURES TO REGAIN AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. THE PILOTS LACK OF…

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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