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Piper PA-28-181 N21489

27 September 1990 · Amana, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 September 1990 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N21489, operated by Key City Flyers, Inc., was involved in an accident near Amana, Iowa, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 13:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Amana, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Amana (C11)
Coordinates
41.8000, -91.8600
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-181
Registration
N21489
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Key City Flyers, Inc.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Dubuque → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI90LA275

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT NOT ATTAINED AND GO-AROUND DELAYED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE ATC COMMUNICATIONS INADEQUATE AND WET, GRASS RUNWAY WITH A TAILWIND ENVIRONMENT PLUS A FENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT SAID THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON THE 2750 FT, WET GRASS RUNWAY. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES, HE BELIEVED HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RWY, SO HE ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT STRUCK A FENCE, BUT IT CONTINUED FLYING. THE PLT RETURNED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LDG. BOTH WING FUEL TANKS HAD BEEN RUPTURED AND THE EMPENNAGE WAS DAMAGED BY COLLISION WITH THE FENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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