# Accident 19950205001119A: Piper PA28181, Lafayette, IN, February 5, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1995, 13:40 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Aretz Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4195° N, 86.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4195&lon=-86.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38394, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38394) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 6 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950205001119A

## Narrative

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

USED 20 FLAPS AND HIGH SPEED LANDING DUE CROSSWIND. LANDED 200FT FROM END OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE. (-23) PILOT LANDED LONG, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND HIT A TREE, X WIND LANDING GUSTING.

## 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 CHI95LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA083), Feb 5, 1995: Piper PA-28-181 (N38394), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to perform a go-around. The gusty crosswind was a factor in the accident.

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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