19900609019469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Farmington, MD · June 9, 1990

Date
June 9, 1990 · 15:00 local
Place
Farmington, MD
Airport
Farmington Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3456K
NTSB investigation
NTSBBFO90LA055
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,208 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing with airspeed alt covered. Too low and slow. CFI tried takeover. Downdraft caused impact short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING WITH AIRSPEED ALT COVERED. TOO LOW AND SLOW. CFI TRIED TAKEOVER. DOWNDRAFT CAUSED IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.