# Accident 19920515021519A: Piper PA28180, Springfield, MO, May 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1992, 18:20 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2794° N, 93.2893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2794&lon=-93.2893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9270J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9270J-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920515021519A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO FLARE LANDING IN QUARTERING TAILWIND. WAS ADVISED WIND FAVORED 14 BUT CHOSE 20. AIRLINER LANDING ON 14.

## 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 CHI92LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA152), May 15, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N9270J), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A DOWNWIND LANDING.

## Other reports on N9270J (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900826062359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900826062359I), Aug 26, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N9270J), Springfield, MO. Pilot landed at airport without power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [Incident 19880807042259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880807042259I), Aug 7, 1988: Piper PA28180 (N9270J), Ozark, AR, Minor damage. Engine losing power so PIC made emergency landing off airport. Found cracked NR2 cylinder and broken exhaust valve.

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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