# Accident 19920319007039A: Piper PA44180, Marietta, GA, March 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1992, 18:45 local time
- Place: Marietta, GA
- Airport: Cobb County-Mccollum Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0205° N, 84.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0205&lon=-84.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21040, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21040-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O360E1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 796 total, 388 in this make and model, 267 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920319007039A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED ENGINE OUT. AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN ON SHORT FINAL. BEGAN NOSE HIGH GO AROUND. TAIL HIT. CONTROL WAS LOST.

## 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 ATL92LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA066), Mar 19, 1992: Piper PA-44-180 (N21040), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. FACTORS WERE: WIND GUSTS, WIND SHEAR AND TURBULENCE.

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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