# Incident 19911205061289I: Piper PA28161, Philadelphia, PA, December 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1991, 15:25 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2478V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2478V) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 677 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911205061289I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER. FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD WHERE THE GROUND WAS SOFT. NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N2478V (1)

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

- [Incident 20130121009359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130121009359I), Jan 21, 2013: Piper PA-28-161 (N2478V), Monticello, NY, No damage. Incident aircraft departed VFR from rutland airport, VT (rut), destination schuylkill county airport, pa (zer) with the pilot and one passenger. Because…

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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