# Accident 19890714024509A: Piper PA28160, Hammond, NY, July 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hammond, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2908° N, 78.2405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2908&lon=-78.2405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5913W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5913W-1990-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,406 total, 3,306 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890714024509A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVED LOWER THAN NORMAL RPM ON TAKEOFF, ABORTED AND SLID OFF END WET GRASS RUNWAY. TACH WAS READING 100RPM LOW.

## 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 NYC89LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA164), Jul 14, 1989: Piper PA-28-160 (N5913W), Hammond, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WITH INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE THE ACCIDENT WAS A WET GRASS RUNWAY AND THE FAULTY TACHOMETER WHICH INFLUENCED THE PILOT'S DECISION.

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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