# Accident 19900525022529A: Piper PA28140, Lusby, MD, May 25, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1990, 20:45 local time
- Place: Lusby, MD
- Airport: Chesapeake Ranch Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4102° N, 76.4503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4102&lon=-76.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43078, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43078-2017-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525022529A

## Narrative

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

LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT AND OVERSHOT THRESHOLD. SLID OFF END OF WET GRASS STRIP.

## 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 BFO90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA049), May 26, 1990: Piper PA-28-140 (N43078), Lusby, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE NEEDED TO TOUCHDOWN AND STOP HIS AIRCRAFT BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT FAILED TO USE ALL OF THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE.

## Other reports on N43078 (3)

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

- [Accident 20150614018509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614018509A), Jun 14, 2015: Piper PA-28-140 (N43078), North Hampton, NH, Destroyed. Departed rnwy 02 at 7BE at 0940 LCL time. Takeoff roll was observed to be normal. Witnesses observed the aircraft abruptly leave the ground and on climb out…
- [Accident 19940729020369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729020369A), Jul 29, 1994: Piper PA28140 (N43078), Towanda, PA, Substantial damage. Bounced and porpoised landing improper recovery attempt. Hit nose first collapsing nose gear. To rest on nose.
- [Accident 19740925031939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740925031939A), Sep 25, 1974: Piper PA28140 (N43078), Vincetown, NJ, Substantial damage. L wg hit corn.

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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