# Accident 19890902033539A: Piper PA24260, Hanceville, AL, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hanceville, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0598° N, 86.7593° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0598&lon=-86.7593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666KH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N666KH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,005 total, 564 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033539A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD ON SHORT STRIP. BOUNCED,TRIED TO GO AROUND,UNABLE TO CLEAR RISING TERRAIN. HAD JUST PURCHASED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL89LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA210), Sep 2, 1989: Piper PA-24-260 (N666KH), Hanceville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT/OWNER AND HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED FOR THE GO-AROUND; AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION AND REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (OTHER CREW MEMBER). THE…

## Other reports on N666KH (1)

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

- [Incident 20080203009799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080203009799I), Feb 3, 2008: Piper PA24260 (N666KH), Annapolis, MD, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that as he taxied to runway across the "reopened taxiway", his nose wheel went into the gravel and his propeller hit the gravel and was…

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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