# Accident 19890607014529A: Piper PA22160, Fort Leavenwort, KS, June 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1989, 18:22 local time
- Place: Fort Leavenwort, KS
- Airport: Sherman Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3591° N, 94.9093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3591&lon=-94.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9507D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9507D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890607014529A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. LEFT THE RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## 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 MKC89LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA130), Jun 7, 1989: Piper PA-22-160 (N9507D), Ft Leavenworth, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE STUDENT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N9507D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20230708015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708015179A), Jul 8, 2023: Piper PA-22-160 (N9507D), Coquille, OR, Substantial damage. Following takeoff the airplane crashed into an open field, impacting a pond embankment just below the prop crushing the fixed NLG into the lower part of the…

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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