# Accident 19910922042279A: Piper PA28180, Friendswood, TX, September 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Airport: Polly Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5109° N, 95.1908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5109&lon=-95.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8457W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8457W-1995-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 63 total, 63 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910922042279A

## Narrative

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

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF NARROW RUNWAY ON FLARE. LANDED OFF ROUGH EDGE OF RUNWAY. VEERED RIGHT INTO A FENCE.

## 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 FTW91LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA164), Sep 22, 1991: Piper PA-28-180 (N8457W), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS MECHANICAL TURBULENCE CAUSED BY NEARBY BUILDINGS.

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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