# Accident 19910119000849A: Piper PA24, Cabool, MO, January 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1991, 18:15 local time
- Place: Cabool, MO
- Airport: Cabool Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1195° N, 92.1006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1195&lon=-92.1006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5627P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5627P-1991-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 547 total, 17 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910119000849A

## Narrative

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

UNSURE GEAR DOWN. BEGAN GO AROUND. HAD DIMMED PANEL LIGHTS IN CONFUSION. REACHED FOR FLASHLIGHT. FLEW INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI91LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA074), Jan 20, 1991: Piper PA-24 (N5627P), Cabool, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT DURING A GO-AROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE LANDING GEAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N5627P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790720019349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790720019349I), Jul 20, 1979: Piper PA24 (N5627P), Excelsior Sprin, MO, Minor damage. Rotor wash from military aircraft picked up, turned and dropped plane who was on runup pad.

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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