# Accident 19900528017699A: Piper PA22135, Clayton Lake, ME, May 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Clayton Lake, ME
- Airport: Red Pine Grove Landing Area Ar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6109° N, 69.5223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clayton Lake, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6109&lon=-69.5223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8121C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8121C-1990-08-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900528017699A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN GO AROUND ON THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT TOO LATE,ABORTED AND ROLLED INTO TREES AT END OF RUNWAY. LOW POWERED CRAFT

## 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 NYC90LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA121), May 28, 1990: Piper PA-22 (N8121C), Clayton Lake, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED DECISION TO PERFORM A GO AROUND.

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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