# Accident 19900927042519A: Piper PA28181, Amana, IA, September 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1990, 08:00 local time
- Place: Amana, IA
- Airport: Amana Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8000° N, 91.8600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8000&lon=-91.8600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21489, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21489) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 23 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900927042519A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG,DOWNWIND,ON WET GRASS RUNWAY.UNABLE STOP.HIT FENCE ON GO AROUND. PILOT SAID ATC DID NOT GIVE WIND INFO.

## 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 CHI90LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA275), Sep 27, 1990: Piper PA-28-181 (N21489), Amana, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT ATTAINED AND GO-AROUND DELAYED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE ATC COMMUNICATIONS INADEQUATE AND WET, GRASS RUNWAY WITH A TAILWIND ENVIRONMENT PLUS A…

## Other reports on N21489 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860622055799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860622055799I), Jun 22, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N21489), Lancaster, WI, Minor damage. Forced landing after loss of power. Found faulty magneto cam. No damage during landing in a field.
- [Accident 19840906047319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840906047319A), Sep 6, 1984: Piper PA28181 (N21489), Grain Valley, MO, Substantial damage. Made hard landing in severe gusty surface winds. Impact collapsed the nose and left main gear. Slid off 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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