# Incident 19890825040869I: Piper PA28140, Beaver Falls, PA, August 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 1989, 20:26 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Airport: Beaver County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEAVER COUNTY (BVI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4308F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4308F-1997-10-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825040869I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LANDED HARD. ON ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT SWERVED ONTO GRASS DUE TO OVERCONTROL OF RUDDER. DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL.

## Other reports on N4308F (2)

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

- [Accident 19960910026749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960910026749A), Sep 10, 1996: Piper PA28140 (N4308F), Lancaster, CA, Substantial damage. Veered on touch and go. Overcorrected. Skidded off runway. Nose gear collapsed in soft soil. Bent a wing.
- [Accident 19801226078539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801226078539A), Dec 26, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N4308F), Palenville, NY, Destroyed. Encountered severe downdraft at 1000 feet above terrain. Unable to check descent. Struck trees on a ridge.

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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