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MIA90LA057

1990-01-17 · WEST POINT, Mississippi, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport M83

N3121B has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER J5A), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE, SPEED, AND ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING.

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THE APCH TO LAND WAS NORMAL UNTIL THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 150 TO 200 FT AGL ON FINAL APCH. HE EASED THE POWER BACK TO FLT IDLE ANTICIPATING A PERFECT LANDING. AS THE ENGS SPOOLED DOWN, HE REALIZED THE ACFT WAS SETTLING QUICKLY, SO HE STARTED ADDING POWER. HOWEVER, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON AN EMBANKMENT ABOUT 6 FT SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, DAMAGING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE ACFT THEN TRAVELED ONTO THE RWY, VEERED LEFT & SLID OFF THE RWY WITH THE RGT MAIN GEAR DAMAGED. SPARKS IGNITED THE GRASS, BUT THE FIRE DID NOT REACH THE ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_MIA90LA057.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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