# Accident 19920909035649A: Piper PA28180, Gary, IN, September 9, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1992, 07:51 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: R G Hatcher Gary Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6172° N, 87.4145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6172&lon=-87.4145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33662, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33662-1993-06-16) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 63 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920909035649A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG IN QUARTERING TAILWIND AND WET RUNWAY. RAN OFF END STRIKING ILS ANTENNA SYSTEM. HYDROPLANING A FACTOR.

## 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 CHI92LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA269), Sep 9, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N33662), Gary, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO LAND AT THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY AND LANDING WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED.

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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