# Accident 19940917033869A: Piper PA28161, Lafayette, IN, September 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1994, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KD8S
- Location: 40.4394° N, 86.9096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4394&lon=-86.9096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N523PU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N523PU) (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 PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940917033869A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO BOUNCED LANDING. LOST CONTROL. BOUNCED OFF RUNWAY INTO AIR SIDEWAYS AND CRASHED. NO BALKED LANDING DUAL.

## 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 CHI94LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA335), Sep 17, 1994: Piper PA-28-161 (N523PU), W. Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LEVEL-OFF AND RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TRAINING FOR RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDINGS AND/OR ABORTED TAKEOFFS.

## Other reports on N523PU (2)

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

- [Accident 20080824846239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080824846239A), Aug 24, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N523PU), New Ulm, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed in New Ulm and was taxiing to a parking space. While pulling into the parking space the left main gear went onto the grass area and went…
- [Accident 20011106031009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011106031009A), Nov 6, 2001: Piper PA28161 (N523PU), New Ulm, MN, No damage. (-23) Simulated engine out landing initiated at 4,500 MSL. Student positioned aircraft for landing on runway 22 (a grass runway). Instructor directed student…

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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