# Accident 19891222052919A: Piper PA32300, Big Bear, CA, December 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1989, 17:47 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2605° N, 116.8400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2605&lon=-116.8400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4111W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4111W-1992-10-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 660 total, 190 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891222052919A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LOST CONTROL HIT PROP PORPOISED LEFT THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DIRT BERM.

## 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 LAX90LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA056), Dec 23, 1989: Piper PA-32-300 (N4111W), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LEVEL-OFF AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING.

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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