19891229054299A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA34 · Jenison, MI · December 29, 1989

Date
December 29, 1989 · 10:30 local
Place
Jenison, MI
Airport
Riverview Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1294T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI90LA053
Reported as
Piper STCPA34
Reported engine
Lycoming LIO360C1E6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
339 total11 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Buffetting and oscillations on short final. Lost control nose gear folded on impact into trees.

As the FAA filed it

BUFFETTING AND OSCILLATIONS ON SHORT FINAL. LOST CONTROL NOSE GEAR FOLDED ON IMPACT INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.