# Incident 19780829038199I: Piper PA28/, Chicopee, MA, August 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Chicopee, MA
- Airport: Westover Afb
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1757° N, 72.5718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicopee, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1757&lon=-72.5718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5622W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5622W-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829038199I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT CLEARED TO LAND AT ONE AIRPORT. LANDED ON AFB 17 MILES NORTH.

## Other reports on N5622W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19781027033299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027033299A), Oct 27, 1978: Piper PA28160 (N5622W), Great Bend, PA, Destroyed. PIC failed to maintain proper track on takeoff. Collided with moun. Urine alcohol 78MG .
- [Accident 19770420011449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420011449A), Apr 20, 1977: Piper PA28160 (N5622W), Binghamton, NY, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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