# Accident 19901111049769A: Piper PA28R200, Fort Worth, TX, November 11, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1990, 17:30 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Fort Worth Spinks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9107° N, 97.4295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9107&lon=-97.4295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8733E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8733E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 130 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901111049769A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FIELD LANDING STUDENT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. CFI DID NOT CORRECT THE SITUATION.

## 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 FTW91LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA013), Nov 11, 1990: Piper PA-28R-200 (N8733E), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF AIRPLANE ATTITUDE, AIRSPEED AND DISTANCE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. A FACTOR WAS THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

## Other reports on N8733E (1)

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

- [Incident 19920921045159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920921045159I), Sep 21, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N8733E), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Left main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Insufficient hydraulic fluid in pump to lock gear down.

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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