# Accident 19920419010439A: Piper PA24, Huntsville, AL, April 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Moontown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7506° N, 86.6493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7506&lon=-86.6493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5112P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5112P-1995-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 77 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920419010439A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON WET GRASS STRIP AND DOWNWIND. TRIED GO AROUND BUT WING HIT BRUSH AT END RUNWAY CAUSING CRASH.

## 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 ATL92LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA083), Apr 19, 1992: Piper PA-24-180 (N5112P), Moontown, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE REFERENCE AIRSPEED ON LANDING, IMPROPER USE OF THE WHEEL BRAKES, AND HIS DELAY IN EXECUTING AN ABORTED LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE WET RUNWAY SURFACE.

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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