# Accident 19890928037009A: Piper PA28180, Mount Horeb, WI, September 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1989, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mount Horeb, WI
- Airport: Gonstead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9997° N, 89.7293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9997&lon=-89.7293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44502, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 355 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890928037009A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND AND NEW BRAKES FAILED. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO TREES. INADEQUATE BRAKE IN AND WORN BRAKE DISCS.

## 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 CHI89LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA194), Sep 28, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N44502), Mt. Horeb, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURES FOR BREAKING-IN NEW BRAKES AND THE EXCESSIVE TOUCHDOWN SPEED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE WORN BRAKES.

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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