# Accident 19910910038969A: Piper PA34200, Easton, PA, September 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1991, 12:05 local time
- Place: Easton, PA
- Airport: Easton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6808° N, 75.2206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6808&lon=-75.2206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55145, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55145-2012-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,855 total, 211 in this make and model, 242 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910910038969A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON WET RUNWAY. CFI TOOK OVER. HYDROPLANED. FAILED TO GO AROUND. SLID OFF END OF 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 NYC91LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA233), Sep 10, 1991: Piper PA-34-200 (N55145), Easton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN OVERRUN AFTER THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND LANDED LONG ON A SHORT, WET RUNWAY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N55145 (1)

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

- [Accident 19731026041819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026041819A), Oct 26, 1973: Piper PA34200 (N55145), Osceola, IN, Substantial damage. Both eng crossfeed,mixt lean dscndd fm 6500 ft to 2800FT both eng quit. Un restart lndd in corn fld

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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