# Accident 19910716048159A: Piper PA24260, Springfield, TN, July 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1991, 08:05 local time
- Place: Springfield, TN
- Airport: Springfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4908° N, 86.8708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4908&lon=-86.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8739P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8739P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 4,700 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910716048159A

## Narrative

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

SAW OPPOSITE TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY DURING SHORT FINAL. BEGAN GO AROUND. TURNED RIGHT,SAW TOWER TURNED BACK. STALLED.

## 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 ATL91LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA135), Jul 16, 1991: Piper PA-24-260 (N8739P), Springfield, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PA-24 PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED WHILE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND, RESULTING IN THE STALLING OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PA-24 PILOT'S FAILURE TO VISUALLY DETECT…

## Other reports on N8739P (1)

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

- [Accident 19970412005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970412005859A), Apr 12, 1997: Piper PA24260 (N8739P), Elk Falls, KS, Substantial damage. Lost power enroute after switching fuel tanks. Hit fence and trees trying for gravel road. Fuel selector broke.

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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