# Accident 19920327007739A: Piper PA34200, Tifton, GA, March 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1992, 16:30 local time
- Place: Tifton, GA
- Airport: Henry Tift Myers Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4591° N, 83.5098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4591&lon=-83.5098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16209, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16209-1995-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920327007739A

## Narrative

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

SELLER IN REAR SEAT,BUYERS FLYING THE PA34. FEATHER ENGINE. UNABLE RESTART. HIT TREES ON GO AROUND. GEAR FLAPS DOWN

## 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 ATL92LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA069), Mar 27, 1992: Piper PA-34-200 (N16209), Tifton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER SINGLE ENGINE GO-AROUND PROCEDURE, IN THAT HE FAILED TO RAISE THE FLAPS AND LANDING GEAR, AND FAILED TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM CONTROL AIRSPEED. A FACTOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND…

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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