# Accident 19890813028819A: Piper PA34200, Wadsworth, OH, August 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0203° N, 81.7305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0203&lon=-81.7305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16LL-2012-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 23 in this make and model, 415 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813028819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD NO BRAKES INSTALLED IN RIGHT PILOT POISITION. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT.STUDENT ON BRAKES

## 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 CHI89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA169), Aug 14, 1989: Piper PA-34-200 (N16LL), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (CFI) WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF…

## Other reports on N16LL (6)

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

- [Incident 20080917855419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080917855419I), Sep 17, 2008: Piper PA34200 (N16LL), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. During a check ride, N-16LL duffered a nose landing gear collapse upon landing.
- [Incident 20080326831509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080326831509I), Mar 26, 2008: Piper PA34200 (N16LL), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Nose landing gear collapsed upon landing causing aircraft to veer off the runway.
- [Incident 20000605027099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000605027099I), Jun 5, 2000: Piper PA34200 (N16LL), Baco Raton, FL, Minor damage. (-23)A/c took off pbi to bct. Aircraft had prior damage due to a ground incident Boca aviation, a repair station and employer of pilot callander, performed…
- [Incident 19950130007609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950130007609I), Jan 30, 1995: Piper PA34200 (N16LL), Willoughby, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: after aircraft landed, during taxi nose gear collapsed. Reason for failure is unknown at this time.
- [Incident 19900927048809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927048809I), Sep 27, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N16LL), Wooster, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19900815048689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815048689I), Aug 15, 1990: Piper PA34200 (N16LL), Wadsworth, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Rod end of down lock assembly was bent allowing gear to collapse.

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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