# Accident 19920525053039A: Piper PA34200, Westhampton Bea, NY, May 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1992, 14:28 local time
- Place: Westhampton Bea, NY
- Airport: Suffolk County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8299° N, 72.6508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8299&lon=-72.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15109, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15109-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC LIO360C1E6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920525053039A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. STUDENT CORRECTED BY BACK PRESSURE. CFI TOOK OVER APPLIED POWER. TOO SLOW. STALLED.

## 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 BFO92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA077), May 25, 1992: Piper PA-34-200 (N15109), Westhampton Bch, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE LANDING FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

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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