# Accident 19900531017949A: Piper PA23250, Carbondale-Murp, IL, May 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1990, 11:45 local time
- Place: Carbondale-Murp, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6692° N, 89.2791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6692&lon=-89.2791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32AC-2008-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540C1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,045 total, 398 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531017949A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON TOUCHDOWN. SKID MARKS SHOWED LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED. NOSE GEAR STEERING ARM FAILED IN STRESS.

## 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 CHI90LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA144), May 31, 1990: Piper PA23-250 (N32AC), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TOUCHDOWN AND LANDING ROLL.

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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