# NTSB NYC91LA088: Piper PA28-400, N8452P, Fall River, MA, March 12, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 12, 1991, 17:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place: Fall River, MA
- Location: 41.7015° N, 71.1550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fall River, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7015&lon=-71.1550&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 27, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36889
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC91LA088
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36889/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA088

## Probable cause

AN IMPROPER FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN POINT WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - object - other

## Analysis

THE PILOT LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY 33, WHICH IS 1600 FEET IN LENGTH.  HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE ROLLED THROUGH A GRASS FIELD AND WAS STOPPED BY LARGE ROCKS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8452P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8452P), registered now, S/N 26-27 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28-400
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-400](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (registry code 7102408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 26-27
- Airframe hours: 3479
- Engines: LYCOMING IO720-L141-54 400 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert & Donna Frayser
- Registered owner: Robert & Donna Frayser
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1990
- Departed: SHO, SHENANDOAH VALL, VA
- Airport: FLR, Fall River Airport, runway 33, 1,600 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 277.7 total, 62.2 in this make and model, 221 as pilot in command, 30.2 in the last 90 days, 9.6 in the last 30 days, 2.5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 17 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19910312009259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910312009259A), Mar 12, 1991: Piper PA24400, Fall River, MA, Substantial damage. Landed long on short runway. Overran runway into tall grass. Stopped by large rocks.

## Other investigations on N8452P (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 CHI98LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA055), Dec 6, 1997: Piper PA-24 (N8452P), Cairo, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: a fractured muffler, failure of the owner/pilot to ensured that the annual maintenance inspection had been completed before flight, and subsequent pilot incapacitation due to carbon monoxide…

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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