# Accident 19901027047209A: Piper PA32260, Bally, PA, October 27, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1990, 10:55 local time
- Place: Bally, PA
- Airport: Butter Valley Golf Port Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4010° N, 75.5797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4010&lon=-75.5797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3HA-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027047209A

## Narrative

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

NOSE FIRST LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A TREE. BENT WING COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. WHEEL RIM ON RUNWAY IMPACTED AREA

## 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 NYC91LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA018), Oct 27, 1990: Piper PA-32-260 (N3HA), Bally, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND HIS FAILIURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N3HA (1)

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

- [Incident 20150803011679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150803011679I), Aug 3, 2015: Piper PA-32-260 (N3HA), Edgartown, MA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed, bounced several times (porpoised), the nose wheel then collapsed and the aircraft came to rest on the runway. No reported injuries. Damage to…

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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