# Incident 19781102023789I: Piper PA22, Phoenix, AZ, November 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1978, 14:17 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54092, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54092) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19781102023789I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT OPERATED IN POSITIVE CONTROL AREA WITHOUT CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N54092 (2)

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

- [Incident 19991102029529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991102029529I), Nov 2, 1999: Piper PA23250 (N54092), Palm Springs, CA. (-23) The operator complained the left engine was running rough with an increase in EGT and lower than normal CHT during departure from psp. Operator returned…
- [Incident 19800723062399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800723062399I), Jul 23, 1980: Piper PA23250 (N54092), Redlands, CA, Minor damage. Forgot to extend landing gear.

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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