# Accident 19900520062969A: Piper PA28*, Jacksonville, NC, May 20, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1990, 17:20 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7592° N, 77.3994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7592&lon=-77.3994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5290W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5290W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 350 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900520062969A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO LAND DOWNWIND ON GRASS STRIP. NOTED NEED TO GO AROUND. DAMAGED AIRCRAFT GOING UNDER WIRES. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 ATL90LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA114), May 20, 1990: Piper PA-28 (N5290W), Jacksonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO LAND DOWNWIND AND HIS DELAY IN EXECUTING A GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N5290W (1)

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

- [Incident 20020127006759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020127006759I), Jan 27, 2002: Piper PA28* (N5290W), Wadsworth, OH, No damage. (-23) A written witness statement, indicates that the a/c cut in front of another a/c while it was in the process of departing. In doing so, the a/c struck…

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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