# Accident 19890805027349A: Piper PA28140, Barker, NY, August 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Barker, NY
- Airport: Major Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3198° N, 78.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3198&lon=-78.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4348X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4348X-1994-02-23) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 403 total, 205 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027349A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON WET GRASS RUNWAY, BEGAN GO AROUND. WING HIT SMALL TREE. PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF, LANDED OFF AIRPORT

## 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 NYC89LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA193), Aug 5, 1989: Piper PA-28-140 (N4348X), Barker, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO ABORT THE LANDING TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR WAS: THE SMALL TREE LOCATED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N4348X (1)

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

- [Incident 19881006059699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881006059699I), Oct 6, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N4348X), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. Engine stalled after landing. Small fire occurred during restart attempt. Minor smoke damage.

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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