# NTSB CHI89LA192: Piper PA-28-180, N55357, Lebanon, OH, September 24, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 24, 1989, 18:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place: Lebanon, OH
- Coordinates: 39.420955, -84.209495 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4210&lon=-84.2095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14422
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89LA192
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14422/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA192

## Probable cause

THE PILOT ALLOWED HIS FINAL APPROACH AIRSPEED TO GET TOO SLOW, HE DELAYED IN INITIATING REMEDIAL ACTION, THEN ATTEMPTED AN ABORTED LANDING WITH INADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE PILOT'S LACK TOTAL EXPERIENCE WAS CONSIDERED A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - level off - not possible
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - recovery from bounced landing - initiated
  - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted

## Analysis

THE PLT RPRTD THAT DURING AN APCH TO LAND, HE WAS FOLLOWING SLOW TRAFFIC. HE SAID HE MAINTAINED SLOW FLT ON FINAL APCH UNTIL THE PRECEDING ACFT CLEARED THE RWY. HE THEN NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED WAS TOO SLOW & APPLIED FULL POWER; HOWEVER, THE ACFT DROPPED TO THE RWY. THE PLT MAINTAINED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND. HE SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED/ALTITUDE. THE ACFT HIT THE GROUND AGAIN & THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, THEN THE ACFT SLID ACROSS A PARALLEL TAXIWAY & CAME TO A STOP.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55357](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55357-1993-09-10), registration cancelled 1993-09-10, S/N 287305367 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7305367
- Airframe hours: 2124
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Randy Bendure
- Registered owner: G-B Partnership
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 5, 1989, 20 hours before
- Departed: T6G, TIFFIN, OH
- Destination: I68
- Airport: I68, Lebanon-Warren County, runway 36, 4,000 × 65 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 63 total, 17 in this make and model, 35 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 19 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DAY, 27 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890924035799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890924035799A), Sep 24, 1989: Piper PA28180, Lebanon, OH, Substantial damage. Stalled on nose high flare. Tried to go around nose high and stalled again, hit and knocked off all landing gear.

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.

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