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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Taunton, MA · November 25, 1990

Date
November 25, 1990 · 12:20 local
Place
Taunton, MA
Airport
Taunton Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5780U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC91LA039
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total1,100 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Made hard landing in gusty surface wind. Lost control on bounce and struck a VASI light.

As the FAA filed it

MADE HARD LANDING IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND. LOST CONTROL ON BOUNCE AND STRUCK A VASI LIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.