# Accident 19920423013269A: Piper PA28161, Forest City, NC, April 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1992, 10:50 local time
- Place: Forest City, NC
- Airport: Clutes Hilltop Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3594° N, 81.9604° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3594&lon=-81.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6336C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6336C-1995-02-07) (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 O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 52 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920423013269A

## Narrative

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

SKIDDED OFF GRASS STRIP INTO TREES ON LANDING.BLAMED BRAKES. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ATL92LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA087), Apr 23, 1992: Piper PA28-161 (N6336C), Rutherfordton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A LANDING ROLL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH TREES.

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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