# Accident 19890729025699A: Piper PA28180, Watertown, WI, July 29, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1989, 16:40 local time
- Place: Watertown, WI
- Airport: Watertown Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1906° N, 88.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1906&lon=-88.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3954R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3954R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,053 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890729025699A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL IN UNFAVORABLE WEATHER, LANDED FAST ON LAST THIRD OF RUNWAY.OVERSHOT INTO A DITCH. BLAMED HYDROPLANING.

## 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 CHI89LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA152), Jul 29, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N3954R), Watertown, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: 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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