# Accident 19910116000619A: Piper PA28140, Houston, TX, January 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1991, 09:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6098° N, 95.6098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6098&lon=-95.6098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32108, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32108-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 312 total, 11 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910116000619A

## Narrative

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

GOT BEHIND POWER CURVE ON SIMULATED DOWNWIND FORCED LANDING AT AN AIRPORT. CEI BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND AND STALLED.

## 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 DEN91LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91LA032), Jan 16, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N32108), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S DELAY IN TAKING REMEDIAL ACTION, HIS INADVERTENTLY ALLOWING THE AIRPLANE TO STALL, AND EXCEEDING THE AIRCRAFT'S CLIMB PERFORMANCE. FACTORS WERE: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S LACK…

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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