# Accident 19901028047229A: Piper PA28180, Columbia, PA, October 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1990, 16:45 local time
- Place: Columbia, PA
- Airport: Mcginness Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0309° N, 76.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0309&lon=-76.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9292J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9292J-2010-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 437 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901028047229A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES AND A TREE ON LANDING APPROACH IN SEVERE TURBULENCE.

## 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 NYC91LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA019), Oct 28, 1990: Piper PA-28-180 (N9292J), Columbia, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH AND COMPENSATE FOR THE HEADWIND. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOGNIZE HIS LOW ALTITUDE AND…

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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