# Incident 19851228070129I: Piper PA22160, Noblesville, IN, December 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1985, 16:50 local time
- Place: Noblesville, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis Metro
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9354° N, 86.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDIANAPOLIS METRO (UMP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9354&lon=-86.0451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72CV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72CV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851228070129I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON APPROACH. PROBABLE CARBURETOR ICE AND IMPROPER USE OF HEAT. STUDENT NOT ENDORSED IN AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N72CV (1)

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

- [Incident 19840617030869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840617030869I), Jun 17, 1984: Piper PA22160 (N72CV), Amherstdale, WV. Nearly dead battery caused alternator to fail to charge. Landed on a Private Airport and obtained a battery charge.

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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