# Accident 19910329008019A: Piper PA28R180, New Port Richey, FL, March 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: New Port Richey, FL
- Airport: Tampa Bay Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1299° N, 82.5905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1299&lon=-82.5905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7454J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7454J-1991-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 705 total, 325 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910329008019A

## Narrative

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

TRYING TO LAND IN CROSSWIND. ALLOWED WIND TO DRIFT AIRCRAFT INTO TREES BORDERING 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 MIA91LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA111), Mar 29, 1991: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7454J), New Port Richey, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IN-FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH WIND GUSTS WHILE FLARING TO LAND AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND FAILURE TO PERFORM A GOAROUND.

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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