# Accident 19890921035719A: Piper PA28181, Cleveland, TN, September 21, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1989, 22:10 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TN
- Airport: Hardwick Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1702° N, 84.8595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1702&lon=-84.8595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43804, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43804-1990-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 238 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890921035719A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT CANCELLED IFR FOR VISUAL LANDING. FOG OVER RUNWAY.BEGAN GO AROUND,TOO SLOW TURNED INTO TREES.HIT BUILDING

## 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 ATL89LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA216), Sep 22, 1989: Piper PA-28-181 (N43804), Cleveland, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER HANDLING OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND; A DELAYED GO-AROUND, AND THE PREMATURE RETRACTIONS OF THE FLAPS.

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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