# Accident 19920707026299A: Piper PA32301, Harvard, IL, July 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Airport: Dacy Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4190° N, 88.6108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4190&lon=-88.6108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8056P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,050 total, 55 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920707026299A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND BY MISTAKE. TRIED A BELATED GO AROUND WHEN REALIZED DOWNWIND. STRUCK FENCE OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI92LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA203), Jul 7, 1992: Piper PA-32-301 (N8056P), Harvard, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO UNDERSTAND WIND INFORMATION AS PRESENTED BY THE WINDSOCK, SELECTING THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR LANDING, AND DELAYING THE ABORTED LANDING.

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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