# Accident 19910216002769A: Piper PA28R200, Wichita Falls, TX, February 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1991, 13:15 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo Downtown Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8598° N, 98.4899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8598&lon=-98.4899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9490N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9490N-1991-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910216002769A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON SUDDEN CROSSWIND. TRIED GO AROUND BUT STRUCK BUSHES AND GROUND OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW91LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA040), Feb 16, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9490N), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED ON FINAL AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

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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