# Accident 19920104000239A: Piper PA28180, Young, AZ, January 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1992, 12:45 local time
- Place: Young, AZ
- Airport: Pleasant Valley Airstrip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0791° N, 111.0102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0791&lon=-111.0102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8RJ-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920104000239A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON MUDDY AIRSTRIP DUE TO MARGINAL VFR. SLID OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX92LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA079), Jan 4, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N8RJ), Young, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT MUDDY RUNWAY CONDITIONS AT THE DIRT AIRSTRIP.

## Other reports on N8RJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19840901056139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901056139I), Sep 1, 1984: Piper PA28180 (N8RJ), Merced, CA, Substantial damage. Right wing collided with a hanger support post while taxiing from parking to a gate for passenger loading.

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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