# Accident 19911019047189A: Piper PA23250, Marthas Vineyar, MA, October 19, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1991, 10:00 local time
- Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3934° N, 70.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTHA'S VINEYARD (MVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3934&lon=-70.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14189, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14189-1994-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,993 total, 1,483 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911019047189A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING UNTIL RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED. SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY. FAILED TO ADD POWER TO RECOVER.

## 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 NYC92LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA016), Oct 19, 1991: Piper PA-23-250 (N14189), Edgartown, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND THROTTLES.

## Other reports on N14189 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820302018529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820302018529I), Mar 2, 1982: Piper PA23250 (N14189), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. On the landing roll, the pilot allowed the propeller blade to strike the runway.

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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