# Accident 19900412035299A: Piper PA44180, Stuart, FL, April 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1990, 12:45 local time
- Place: Stuart, FL
- Airport: Witham Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.1817° N, 80.2213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITHAM FLD (SUA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.1817&lon=-80.2213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N109SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N109SA-2008-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 800 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412035299A

## Narrative

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

DURING SHORT FIELD LANDING STUDENT RETARDED THROTTLE WHEN TOLD TO GO AROUND. STALLED, CRASHED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA90LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA104), Apr 12, 1990: Piper PA-44-180 (N109SA), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT THE LOSS OF AIRSPEED RESULTING FROM THE STUDENT'S INCORRECT CONTROL INPUT WHILE ON APPROACH TO LAND.

## Other reports on N109SA (1)

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

- [Incident 19891016066319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891016066319I), Oct 16, 1989: Piper PA44180 (N109SA), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear light. Shut down both engines and landed. Gear collapsed. Inner bungee spring had broken.

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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