# Accident 19911020047199A: Piper PA28161, Chandler, AZ, October 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1991, 09:20 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2391° N, 111.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2391&lon=-111.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8092A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8092A-1994-01-03) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 30 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020047199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT. FOUND TWO CYLINDERS HAD EXHAUST VALVES STUCK OPEN.

## 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 LAX92LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA020), Oct 20, 1991: Piper PA28-161 (N8092A), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION PRODUCED BY EXHAUST VALVES STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS AN UNSUITABLE LANDING AREA AND A SIGN ADJACENT TO THE LANDING AREA.

## Other reports on N8092A (1)

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

- [Incident 19820131005489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131005489I), Jan 31, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N8092A), Waverly, IA, Minor damage. Struck a snowdrift on edge of narrow plowed runway. Ontakeoff veered into a snowbank.

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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