# Accident 19940206001549A: Piper PA28160, Wichita, KS, February 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1994, 15:15 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Westport Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6505° N, 97.4300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6505&lon=-97.4300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8119W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8119W-2017-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 13 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940206001549A

## Narrative

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

TOO HIGH. WENT AROUND. SECOND TRY FAST AND LONG. BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND. HIT FENCE TREE AND STOPPED IN A SWAMP.

## 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 CHI94LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA077), Feb 6, 1994: Piper PA-28-160 (N8119W), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING. THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE TRAINING WAS A FACTOR.

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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