# Accident 19920617020829A: Piper PA28180, Troy, MI, June 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1992, 18:15 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Troy/Oakland Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5600° N, 83.1805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5600&lon=-83.1805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N429HD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N429HD-1992-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,157 total, 694 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617020829A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON SECOND TRY TO LAND IN SEVERE CROSSWIND. FACTORS TOO SLOW AND FULL FLAPS. NO FLAPS PER PA28 MANUAL.

## 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 CHI92FA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92FA183), Jun 17, 1992: Piper PA-28-180D (N429HD), Troy, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

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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