# Accident 19900912040039A: Piper PA34200T, Jackson, WY, September 12, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1990, 19:15 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Airport: Jackson Hole
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4695° N, 110.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4695&lon=-110.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3981F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3981F-2012-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 483 total, 4 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900912040039A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. IMPACT DAMAGED BAGGAGE AREA AND BULKHEAD AND LOOSENED THE WINDSHIELD.

## 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 SEA90LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA188), Sep 13, 1990: Piper PA34-200T (N3981F), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING FLARE AND LANDED HARD.

## Other reports on N3981F (1)

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

- [Incident 19870131004399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870131004399I), Jan 31, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N3981F), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Bounced on touchdown and right propeller struck the ground.

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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