# Accident 19890505015529A: Piper PA28RT201T, Durango, CO, May 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2694° N, 107.8802° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2694&lon=-107.8802&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9147Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9147Y-1991-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 24 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505015529A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING FLARE,LEFT WING HIT WINDSOCK POLE. REMAINED ALOFT AND LANDED MAIN AIRPORT. SPAR BENT.

## 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 DEN89LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA119), May 5, 1989: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N9147Y), Durango, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE CROSSWIND AND TURBULENCE ENCOUNTERED CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE…

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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