# Accident 19891127047819A: Piper PA23160, Fort Worth, TX, November 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Bourland Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5296° N, 97.6495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5296&lon=-97.6495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N289RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N289RL-1991-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,626 total, 250 in this make and model, 379 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891127047819A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT OVER CONTROLLED RUDDER ON TOUCH AND GO. CFI TOOK OVER BUT HAD NOT BRAKES TO AID RECOVERY. HIT FENCE POST.

## 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 FTW90LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA038), Nov 27, 1989: Piper PA-23-160 (N289RL), Cresson, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE CFI'S INABILITY TO REGAIN CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF BRAKES ON THE CFI'S SIDE OF…

## Other reports on N289RL (1)

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

- [Accident 19910711027109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910711027109A), Jul 11, 1991: Piper PA23160 (N289RL), Fort Worth, TX, Destroyed. Lost left engine turning upwind. Student had full right aileron and rudder.CFI took over,did not feather. Crashed.

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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