# Accident 19891007043879A: Piper PA28140, Toledo, OH, October 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1989, 14:40 local time
- Place: Toledo, OH
- Airport: Toledo Express
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5868° N, 83.8078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5868&lon=-83.8078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6306W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6306W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007043879A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF HIGH,DRIFTED IN CROSSWIND.BEGAN GO AROUND BUT HIT RUNWAY. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DRAGGED A WING.

## 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 CHI90LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA005), Oct 7, 1989: Piper PA-28 (N6306W), Toledo, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CROSSWIND AND THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITION.

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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