# Accident 19900502013179A: Piper PA28151, St Louis, MO, May 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1990, 11:48 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6491° N, 90.5798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6491&lon=-90.5798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3986X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3986X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,164 total, 9 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC90LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900502013179A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT. MADE FORCED LANDING ON DOWNWIND RUNWAY AND OVERRAN RUNWAY. HAD FOULED SPARK PLUGS.

## 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 MKC90LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA100), May 2, 1990: Piper PA-28-151 (N3986X), St. Louis, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT ATTAINED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

## Other reports on N3986X (1)

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

- [Accident 19791017029439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017029439A), Oct 17, 1979: Piper PA23 (N3986X), Byers, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that he struck a road on landing. The road was higher than the runway.

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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