# Accident 19891110044999A: Piper PA32300, Hays, KS, November 10, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1989, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Airport: Hays Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8694° N, 99.3094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8694&lon=-99.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4114W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4114W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 368 total, 137 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891110044999A

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO HIGH FOR LANDING. DROPPED TO RUNWAY. IMPACT BROKE OFF THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL.

## 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 MKC90LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA025), Nov 10, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N4114W), Hays, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY FLARE THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N4114W (1)

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

- [Incident 19930412012019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412012019I), Apr 12, 1993: Piper PA32300 (N4114W), Mcpherson, KS, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard crosswind landing. Right gear collapsed.

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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