# Incident 19920521022899I: Piper PA28180, Gillette, WY, May 21, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1992, 12:10 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2140T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2140T) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920521022899I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED CONTROL ZONE WITHOUT AN IFR CLEARANCE DURING IMC CONDITIONS. DECLARED EMERGENCY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N2140T (1)

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

- [Incident 20110321006489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110321006489I), Mar 21, 2011: Piper PA-28-180 (N2140T), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot loss control of aircraft running off the runway into the mud minor damage to the aircraft, aircraft towed out of mud.

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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