# Accident 19900727031689A: Piper PA24250, Concord, NC, July 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1990, 09:15 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Airport: Goodnights Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3996° N, 80.5892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3996&lon=-80.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5278P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5278P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 558 total, 271 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900727031689A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVED UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON TAKEOFF,ABORTED LATE. RAN OFF END RUNWAY,NOSED OVER IN TALL,GRASS-HIDDEN DITCH.

## 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 ATL90LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA149), Jul 27, 1990: Piper PA-24-250 (N5278P), Concord, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND PREPARATION, IN THAT HE DID NOT FULLY CONSIDER THE EFFECTS OF HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS AND A POOR RUNWAY SURFACE CONDITION.

## Other reports on N5278P (2)

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

- [Incident 20060203002419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060203002419I), Feb 3, 2006: Piper PA24250 (N5278P), Tunica, MS, Minor damage. (-23) Two of the aircraft's landing gear locked and the r-main gear did not lock. Aircraft right landing gear buckled and aircraft ran off the runway. No…
- [Incident 20030512014849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030512014849I), May 12, 2003: Piper PA24250 (N5278P), Bolivar, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft landed with gear up during bi-annual flight review.

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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