NTSB NYC89LA169 — 1989-08-01 · DANBURY, Connecticut, United States

Current FAA registration · N8909N

Make / Model: PIPER PA-32-300
Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19690430
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AC48F4

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8909N Piper PA-32-300 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF (EXCESSIVE) AIRSPEED, HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND FAILURE TO MAKE A GO-AROUND, WHILE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING. THE FENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 35. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO TOUCH DOWN AT ABOUT MIDFIELD. THE PILOT SAID A GO-AROUND SEEMED ILL ADVISED, SO HE APPLIED BRAKES & RAISED THE FLAPS. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED A FENCE, A RIGHT GROUND LOOP WAS MADE IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A COLLISION. HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE FENCE & THE PROP CONTACTED THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1989_NYC89LA169.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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