# Accident 19910809033299A: Piper PA28181, Bend, OR, August 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Airport: Sunriver Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8294° N, 121.4903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8294&lon=-121.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8444S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8444S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 40 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910809033299A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN GUSTY QUARTERING TAIL WIND. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY. BEGAN LATE GO AROUND. HIT TREE 200 FEET OFF RUNWAY

## 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 SEA91LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA204), Aug 9, 1991: Piper PA-28-181 (N8444S), Sunriver, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THE GUSTY CROSSWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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