# Accident 19890212003769A: Piper PA28R201, Stevens Point, WI, February 12, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1989, 14:00 local time
- Place: Stevens Point, WI
- Airport: Stevens Point
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5398° N, 89.5607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5398&lon=-89.5607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16TP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16TP-1990-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 945 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890212003769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED GEAR COLLAPSED ON NORMAL LANDING. DAMAGE TO RIGHT MAIN INDICATES FRESH IMPACT OVERLOAD ON LANDING.

## 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 CHI89LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA050), Feb 12, 1989: Piper PA-28R-201 (N16TP), Stevens Point, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE.

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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