# Accident 19920922038549A: Piper PA28161, Peoria, IL, September 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1992, 19:00 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6795° N, 89.6308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6795&lon=-89.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2484Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2484Y-2007-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 3 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920922038549A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DISPLACED THRESHOLD CONSTRUCTION AREA. WING HIT 50 GALLON STEEL DRUM. DISPLACED THRESHOLD ON ATIS AND NOTAMS

## 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 CHI92LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA287), Sep 23, 1992: Piper PA-28-161 (N2484Y), Peoria, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PRIVATE PILOT'S MISJUDGED TOUCHDOWN. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO SUNGLARE, ONGOING RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION, AND THE PILOT'S INATTENTION TO ATC/COMMUNICATIONS/INFORMATION.

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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