# Accident 19890313004909A: Piper PA28161, Tiffin, OH, March 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1989, 13:00 local time
- Place: Tiffin, OH
- Airport: Seneca County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1107° N, 83.1701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1107&lon=-83.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2122J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2122J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 6 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890313004909A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AND VEERED OFF RUNWAY. BLAMED A LOCKED BRAKE. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ATL89LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA105), Mar 13, 1989: Piper PA-28-161 (N2122J), Tiffin, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOTS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING WHICH LED TO INADVERTENT PORPOISING AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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