# Accident 19890327004939A: Piper PA38112, Timmonsville, SC, March 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Timmonsville, SC
- Airport: Huggins Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1292° N, 79.9398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1292&lon=-79.9398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9451T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9451T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 202 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890327004939A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SEVERAL LANDINGS TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND WITHOUT FLAPS AND TOO FAST. VEERED TO PREVENT OVERRUN AND HIT A SIGN.

## 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 ATL89LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA117), Mar 27, 1989: Piper PA-38-112 (N9451T), Timmonsville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REMAIN AWARE OF THE LOCAL WIND CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY, HE EXECUTED THE APPROACH AND LANDING WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED, COMBINED WITH A TAILWIND, WHICH RESULTED IN THE RUNWAY…

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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