# Accident 19920926039029A: Piper PA28180, Craig, CO, September 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1992, 14:18 local time
- Place: Craig, CO
- Airport: Craig-Moffat Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4952° N, 107.5217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRAIG-MOFFAT (CAG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4952&lon=-107.5217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7181W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7181W) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 804 total, 724 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN92LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926039029A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING. STRUCK DITCH 120 FEET FROM RUNWAY. BLAMED BRAKES. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 DEN92LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92LA096), Sep 26, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N7181W), Craig, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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