# Accident 19900819033909A: Piper PA30, Kalispell, MT, August 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1990, 21:24 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: Kalispell City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1909° N, 114.3796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1909&lon=-114.3796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8556Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8556Y-1991-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Reported engine: LYC IO320C1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,344 total, 180 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900819033909A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED HARD ON FAST NIGHT LANDING. SECOND IMPACT FLIPPED OVER CRUSHING CABIN. HAD NO RECENT NIGHT FLYING TIME.

## 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 SEA90FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA165), Aug 20, 1990: Piper PA-30-160 (N8556Y), Kalispell, MT, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND TO MAINTAIN ITS CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND (ABORTED LANDING). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, A NUMBER OF RUNWAY…

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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