# Accident 19930410009109A: Piper PA32300, Danville, AR, April 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1993, 14:30 local time
- Place: Danville, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0493° N, 93.3905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0493&lon=-93.3905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4079R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4079R-2021-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 115 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410009109A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON FLARE FOR LANDING IN CROSSWIND. BEGAN GO AROUND. ELEVATOR STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT. FLEW BACK TO BASE.

## 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 FTW93LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA127), Apr 10, 1993: Piper PA-32-300 (N4079R), Danville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S IMPROPER CROSSWIND CORRECTION, HIS LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND IMPROPER SUPERVISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND

## Other reports on N4079R (1)

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

- [Accident 20200705009419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200705009419A), Jul 5, 2020: Piper PA-32-300 (N4079R), Eveleth, MN, Destroyed. 2020-07-05, Approximately 1050L, Piper PA-32-300 took off from tower, MN, 12D. The flight plan was 5500 ft to menomenee, WI klmu, but due to some clouds the…

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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