# Accident 19890628024479A: Piper PA20, Orchards, WA, June 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1989, 18:00 local time
- Place: Orchards, WA
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6790° N, 122.5699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6790&lon=-122.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8986C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 59 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628024479A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN IN A CRAB ANGLE LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED. DAMAGED BOTH WINGS AND COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## 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 SEA89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA123), Jun 29, 1989: Piper PA-20 (N8986C), Orchards, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING RUNWAY ON TOUCHDOWN AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING GROUND ROLL, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.

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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