# Accident 19911027048099A: Piper PA28140, Chiriaco Summit, CA, October 27, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1991, 11:20 local time
- Place: Chiriaco Summit, CA
- Airport: Chiriaco Summit Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7095° N, 116.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7095&lon=-116.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3771K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3771K-1992-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911027048099A

## Narrative

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

WEATHERVANED INTO STRONG CROSSWIND ON FLARE FOR LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND BUT SETTLED, HIT WING ON BRUSH AND GROUND

## 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 LAX92LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA023), Oct 27, 1991: Piper PA28-140 (N3771K), Chiriaco Summit, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DELAYED ACTIONS OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND IN SELECTING A GO-AROUND ND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE DRIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND COLLIDING WITH…

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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