# Accident 19910622026069A: Piper PA28R200, Doylestown, PA, June 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1991, 11:20 local time
- Place: Doylestown, PA
- Airport: Doylestown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3142° N, 75.1277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Doylestown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3142&lon=-75.1277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4821T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,200 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622026069A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON SFL. ADDED POWER.VEERED, CUT POWER. CFI ADDED POWER FOR GO AROUND HIT VASI. CFI ALLOWED STRETCHED GLIDE.

## 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 NYC91LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA155), Jun 22, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4821T), Doylestown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO CONTINUE A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE TO A HARD LANDING, RESULTING IN A BOUNCED LANDING AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND A COLLISION WITH THE VASI.

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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