# Accident 19911221059259A: Piper PA28140, Yuma, CO, December 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1991, 12:10 local time
- Place: Yuma, CO
- Airport: Yuma Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1207° N, 102.7193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1207&lon=-102.7193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N455FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455FL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 35 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911221059259A

## Narrative

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

LEVELED OFF TOO HIGH ON LANDING. BEGAN GO AROUND. NOSE WENT UP TO LEFT. CAME DOWN HIT FENCE. P FACTOR AND TRIM.

## 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 DEN92LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA018), Dec 21, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N455FL), Yuma, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE: AN IMPROPER FLARE AND LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME.

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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