# NTSB Accident ATL89LA218
> **PIPER PA-22-160** · 1989-09-24 · CHINA GROVE, NC, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL89LA218
- **Event ID:** 20001213X29304
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-09-24
- **Location:** CHINA GROVE, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.569839, -80.580352
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-160
- **Registration:** N9400D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

PILOT'S LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE FINAL APPROACH IN THAT HE FAILED TO ESTABLISH A PROPER GLIDEPATH. THE AIRPLANE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND HIS IMPROPER USE OF RUDDER AND AILERON, FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF FULL POWER, RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

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