# Accident 19920210002379A: Piper PA28161, New Smyrna Beac, FL, February 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1992, 18:45 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20974 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 106 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920210002379A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED HEAVY FOG ON DOWNWIND. CONTINUED APPROACH SAW RUNWAY. LANDED LAST THIRD AND RAN OFF END.

## 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 MIA92LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA084), Feb 10, 1992: Piper PA-28-161 (N20974), New Smyrna Bch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER WEATHER EVALUATION BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND RESULTING IN THE IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH FOG DURING THE DOWNDWIND LEG SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF TO REMAIN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.

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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