# Accident 19910623025859A: Piper PA28140, Bay St Louis, MS, June 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bay St Louis, MS
- Airport: Stennis International Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2691° N, 89.4809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2691&lon=-89.4809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4571R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4571R-1994-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 6 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623025859A

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO HIGH FOR LANDING. DROPPED TO RUNWAY BOUNCED CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

## 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 MIA91LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA177), Jun 23, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N4571R), Bay Saint Louis, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT DUE TO PREMATURE FLARE BY THE PILOT RESULTING IN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCED LANDING.

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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