# Incident 19880422029459I: Piper PA28161, Avon Park, FL, April 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1988, 22:20 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Airport: Mac Dill Af Aux
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777EZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777EZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422029459I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISTAKENLY LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT INSTEAD OF LAKELAND AIRPORT. AFB WAS LIGHTED AT THE TIME.

## Other reports on N777EZ (1)

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

- [Incident 19820623037129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820623037129I), Jun 23, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N777EZ), Laredo, TX, Minor damage. Ran one tank dry. Elected to land on a road rather than determine problem. Fuel in other tank.

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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