# Accident 19891111044989A: Piper PA32260, Mcleansboro, IL, November 11, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Mcleansboro, IL
- Airport: Mcleansboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0902° N, 88.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0902&lon=-88.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3916W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3916W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 88 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891111044989A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 CHI90LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA025), Nov 11, 1989: Piper PA-32-260 (N3916W), Mcleansboro, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE RECOVERING FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N3916W (1)

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

- [Accident 19740804026829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740804026829A), Aug 4, 1974: Piper PA32260 (N3916W), Grove Hill, AL, Substantial damage

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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