# Incident 19900215008769I: Piper PA30, Lincolnton, NC, February 15, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lincolnton, NC
- Airport: Lincoln County Airport
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4831° N, 81.1615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (IPJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4831&lon=-81.1615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7866Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7866Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900215008769I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR SHUT DOWN RIGHT ENGINE WITH MIXTURE CONTROL. TOLD STUDENT TO GO AROUND. LANDED IN GRASS BY RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N7866Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19880804030209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804030209I), Aug 4, 1988: Piper PA30 (N7866Y), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Hard landing,bounced,made a go around. Tower advised left gear damaged. Proceeded to Dulles intl for gear up landing.
- [Accident 19770922028109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770922028109A), Sep 22, 1977: Piper PA30 (N7866Y), Vichy, MO, Substantial damage. Generator switches found in off position. No flashlight on board.

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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