# Accident 19890730026759A: Piper PA32300, Williamsburg, VA, July 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Williamsburg, VA
- Airport: Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2392° N, 76.7161° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Williamsburg Jamestown Airport (JGG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2392&lon=-76.7161&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4022R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4022R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 677 total, 125 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890730026759A

## Narrative

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

STALLED DURING LEVELOFF AND DROPPED 10 FEET TO THE RUNWAY. WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO RAMP.

## 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 BFO89LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA066), Jul 30, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N4022R), Williamsburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL BY IMPROPERLY FLARING THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING APPROACH.

## Other reports on N4022R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110908020659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110908020659I), Sep 8, 2011: Piper PA-32-300 (N4022R), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. While aircraft was taxiing from parking area it struck the bed of a truck causing damage to wing tip tank.

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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