# Accident 19910917045649A: Piper PA28R200, Atchison, KS, September 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1991, 14:30 local time
- Place: Atchison, KS
- Airport: Amelia Earhart Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5602° N, 95.1304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5602&lon=-95.1304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4795T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4795T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910917045649A

## Narrative

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

FAA FLIGHT TEST. BECAME LOW ON FINAL FOR DEMO FORCED LANDING. ADDED POWER TOO LATE. HARD IMPACT 50 FT FROM 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 CHI91LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA304), Sep 17, 1991: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4795T), Atchison, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: DELAYED REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE A MISJUDGED APPROACH BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND, AND COMPLACENCY ON THE PART OF THE FAA INSPECTOR.

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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