Piper PA-32RT-300T accident near Leander, Texas, March 5, 1991
On March 5, 1991 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Piper PA-32RT-300T, registered N9190A, was substantially damaged in an accident near Leander, Texas (Pegasus Place airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
Preview. This page is not yet listed for search engines.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER DESCENT RATE DURING THE FINAL APPROACH.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 5, 1991 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Leander, Texas · Pegasus Place · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32RT-300T PA-32RT-30 · all PA-32RT-300Ts on the register
- Registration
- N9190A · registry record · serial 32R-7887064
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO WAS ALSO A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR WHILE ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 15 AND THAT THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RATE. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND, BUT ABORTED IT WHEN IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY. AFTER INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND DRIFTED LEFT. THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A FENCE POST. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS AS BEING FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. THE OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORTING STATION, 15 MILES SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, REPORTED THE WINDS AS BEING FROM 150 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. NO CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WAS REPORTED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,823 hours in all; 65 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 5 in the last 30 days; 2,679 as pilot in command; 1,113 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,985 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 14, 1990; 112 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming TIO-540-51AD (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Piper Lance, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: AUS Austin TX at 7:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 15, 2,700 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 55°F (13°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
The docket, the folder of records gathered during an investigation (maintenance records, photographs, witness statements, examinations), has not been read from the NTSB for this case yet; the list appears here once it has. Open the docket at the NTSB.
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number FTW91LA047.