# Incident 19860128004019I: Piper PA28161, Melbourne, FL, January 28, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1986, 16:45 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N220FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N220FT-1996-07-30) (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: 135 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860128004019I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT CONDUCTED IN TRAFFIC PATTERN CONTRARY TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS. CONFLICT WITH OTHER TRAFFIC.

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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