# Accident 19910705026569A: Piper PA22, Duncan, AZ, July 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1991, 17:45 local time
- Place: Duncan, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7601° N, 109.0703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7601&lon=-109.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3625A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3625A-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910705026569A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A PRIVATE STRIP ON FARM,PILOT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY,HIT A FENCE AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 LAX91LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA295), Jul 6, 1991: Piper PA 22 (N3625A), Duncan, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER AIRSPEED DURING THE APPROACH AND AN INADVERTENT ENTRY INTO A STALL/MUSH WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD 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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