# Accident 19920726027479A: Piper PA28R200, Spenceport, NY, July 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Spenceport, NY
- Airport: Spencerport Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1801° N, 77.8007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1801&lon=-77.8007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4389X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4389X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 36 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726027479A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL CAUSED HARD LANDING. COLLAPSED MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 BFO92LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA116), Jul 26, 1992: Piper PA-28R-200 (N4389X), Spencerport, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE FLARE WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N4389X (3)

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

- [Incident 19980621024319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621024319I), Jun 21, 1998: Piper PA28R200 (N4389X), Batavia, NY, Minor damage. While being guided to park, nose gear dropped into an access cover depression. Gear collapsed and prop hit cover.
- [Incident 19910413014629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413014629I), Apr 13, 1991: Piper PA28R200 (N4389X), Williamson, NY. Rough engine en route. Vectored to airport for landing. Ice crystals in air filter and cowl.
- [Incident 19900701034889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900701034889I), Jul 1, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N4389X), Rochester, NY. Fuel problem en route. Landed without incident. Fuel delivery system had a crack in it.

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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