# Accident 19920220003259A: Piper PA32300, Hickory, NC, February 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1992, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7411° N, 81.3896° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HICKORY RGNL (HKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7411&lon=-81.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332DD-1998-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,027 total, 500 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920220003259A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL UNCHECKED CAUSED IMPACT SHORT OF RUNWAY. WENT AROUND PRIOR DUE UNKNOWN PROBLEM.

## 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 ATL92LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA048), Feb 20, 1992: Piper PA32-300 (N332DD), Hickory, NC, substantial damage

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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