# Accident 19821028056839A: Piper PA28161, Mcallen, TX, October 28, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1982, 10:25 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Miller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2094° N, 98.2304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2094&lon=-98.2304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47916, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47916-1993-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821028056839A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WITH AN ILL STUDENT STRUCK A RUNWAY APPROACH LIGHT STANCHION ON SHORT FINAL.BLAMED WINDSHEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA025), Oct 28, 1982: Piper PA-28-161 (N47916), Mcallen, TX, 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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