# Accident 19920323007359A: Piper PA28161, Lafayette, IN, March 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1992, 11:50 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Aretz Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4194° N, 86.8902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4194&lon=-86.8902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2959R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2959R-1992-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920323007359A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON TOUCH AND GO. TRIED GO AROUND BUT RAISED NOSE TOO HIGH IN ATTEMPT TO MISS TREES, FIRST SOLO.

## 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 CHI92LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA115), Mar 23, 1992: Piper PA-28-161 (N2959R), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND HIS DELAYING THE ABORTED LANDING.

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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