# Accident 19890609014989A: Piper PA28180, Ashland, VA, June 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1989, 15:35 local time
- Place: Ashland, VA
- Airport: Hanover County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7089° N, 77.4366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANOVER COUNTY MUNI (OFP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7089&lon=-77.4366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33320, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33320-1990-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 317 total, 305 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890609014989A

## Narrative

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

WING CAME UP LANDING IN A CROSSWIND AIRCRAFT MADE LEFT DESCENDING TURN INTO TREES.

## 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 MIA89FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA172), Jun 9, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N33320), Ashland, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER GO-AROUND BY THE PILOT BY NOT MAINTAINING A CLIMB AND OBTAINING PROPER ALTITUDE BEFORE TURNING. THE PILOT'S POOR APPROACH AND THE TREES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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