# Incident 19920223006829I: Piper PA28180, Decatur, IL, February 23, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8346° N, 88.8657° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DECATUR (DEC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8346&lon=-88.8657&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3462R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3462R) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,026 total, 283 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920223006829I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON FINAL. LANDED IN FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY. SUSPECT CARBURETOR ICE.

## Other reports on N3462R (1)

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

- [Incident 20030503007519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030503007519I), May 3, 2003: Piper PA28180 (N3462R), Decatur, IL, Minor damage. (-23) While on a training flight, the aircraft landed hard. The nose wheel was crushed and the propeller contacted the pavement.

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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