# Accident 19910621023449A: Piper PA28161, Auburn, CA, June 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1991, 10:40 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9194° N, 121.0691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9194&lon=-121.0691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3573X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3573X-1997-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910621023449A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST. UNABLE TO STOP. BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH GROUND OBSTRUCTIONS.

## 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 LAX91LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA267), Jun 21, 1991: Piper PA 28-161 (N3573X), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S USE OF AN EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED FOR THE FINAL APPROACH, AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO INITIATE A GO AROUND WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD LAND LONG ON THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR…

## Other reports on N3573X (1)

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

- [Accident 19840826043409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840826043409A), Aug 26, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N3573X), Truckee, CA, Destroyed. Stalled after liftoff. Pilot lowered nose but drifted and gear hit stump. Density altitude 8200, engine not leaned.

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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