# Accident 19910731030899A: Piper PA32260, Monongahela, PA, July 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1991, 23:12 local time
- Place: Monongahela, PA
- Airport: Rostraver Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1907° N, 79.9198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1907&lon=-79.9198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3722W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3722W-2014-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC O540E4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total, 556 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731030899A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK EMBANKMENT SHORT OF RUNWAY, FINAL NIGHT LANDING UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT BURNED.

## 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 NYC91FA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91FA194), Aug 1, 1991: Piper PA-32-260 (N3722W), Monongahela, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ACHIEVE A PROPER TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY DUE TO DIVERTED ATTENTION, PRESSURE, AND OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION.

## Other reports on N3722W (1)

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

- [Incident 19881214065539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881214065539I), Dec 14, 1988: Piper PA32260 (N3722W), Pittsburgh, PA. During cruise lights began to dim. Landed at Allegheny airport without incident. Voltage regulators had failed.

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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