# Incident 19920308011779I: Piper PA24260, Marthas Vineyar, MA, March 8, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1992, 15:50 local time
- Place: Marthas Vineyar, MA
- Airport: Marthas Vineyard
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3934° N, 70.6139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MARTHA'S VINEYARD (MVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3934&lon=-70.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8566P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8566P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920308011779I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOT IN POSITION TO LAND AFTER PILOT SAW RUNWAY. ABORTED. BARELY MISSED TREES AND TOWER ON GO AROUND.

## Other reports on N8566P (1)

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

- [Incident 20251119019249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251119019249I), Nov 19, 2025: Piper PA-24-260 (N8566P), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Incident aircraft departed Cape Cod Gateway Airport (hya) for nantucket memorial airport (ack). Shortly after take-off and en route to ack, aircraft began…

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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