# Accident 19890702022329A: Piper PA28140, Bulverde, TX, July 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1989, 09:30 local time
- Place: Bulverde, TX
- Airport: Bulverde Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7394° N, 98.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BULVERDE AIRPARK (1T8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7394&lon=-98.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15558, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15558-1992-04-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 255 total, 222 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890702022329A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED AFTER LIFTOFF RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO LARGE ROCKS. FAILED TO LEAVE GROUND. EFFECT POSSIBLE EARLY LIFTOFF

## 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 FTW89LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA125), Jul 2, 1989: Piper PA-28 (N15558), Bulverde, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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