# Accident 19910727030429A: Piper PA28181, Heber Springs, AR, July 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1991, 20:15 local time
- Place: Heber Springs, AR
- Airport: Tannenbaum Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6604° N, 91.9310° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6604&lon=-91.9310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8233A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8233A-1993-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 422 total, 63 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910727030429A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON DOWNHILL WET,GRASS STRIP AFTER LANDING LONG. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 FTW91LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA128), Jul 28, 1991: Piper PA-28-181 (N8233A), Heber Springs, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S TOUCHDOWN AT AN IMPROPER POINT ON THE AIRSTRIP. A FACTOR WAS THE WET DOWNSLOPING GRASS AIRSTRIP.

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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