# Accident 19910312009259A: Piper PA24400, Fall River, MA, March 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1991, 17:20 local time
- Place: Fall River, MA
- Airport: Fall River Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7555° N, 71.1091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fall River Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7555&lon=-71.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8452P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8452P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312009259A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON SHORT RUNWAY. OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS. STOPPED BY LARGE ROCKS.

## 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 NYC91LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA088), Mar 12, 1991: Piper PA28-400 (N8452P), Fall River, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN POINT WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Other reports on N8452P (2)

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

- [Accident 19971206037489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037489A), Dec 6, 1997: Piper PA24400 (N8452P), Cairo, MO, Substantial damage. Exhaust leak caused pilot to pass out. Aircraft ran out of fuel then crashed. (.4) the pilot had climbed to 5,500 ft MSL & had trimmed the airplane at cruise…
- [Incident 19780109002369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780109002369I), Jan 9, 1978: Piper PA24400 (N8452P), Grain Valley, MO, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Jack screw not fully extended, cb popped. Warning horn was disconnected.

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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