# Accident 19920727027729A: Piper PA28160, Sisters, OR, July 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1992, 12:30 local time
- Place: Sisters, OR
- Airport: Sisters Eagle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4107° N, 121.9200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4107&lon=-121.9200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5639W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5639W-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 53 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727027729A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT ON LIFTOFF. ABORTED. PUT ON FULL HAND BRAKE LOCKING WHEELS SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA92LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA166), Jul 27, 1992: Piper PA-28-160 (N5639W), Sisters, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER USE OF FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE PIC DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE UNFAVORABLE WIND (WINDSHIFT) ENCOUNTERED DURING TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL, THE TAILWIND…

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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