# Accident 19921002040159A: Piper PA28R200, Akron, NY, October 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1992, 19:57 local time
- Place: Akron, NY
- Airport: Akron Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0109° N, 78.4896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0109&lon=-78.4896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9242K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9242K-1994-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total, 323 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921002040159A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY SURFACE WIND. HIGH SINK RATE UNCHECKED CAUSED IMPACT INTO TREES. INDICATES FAILURE MAINTAIN AIRSPEED FOR WIND

## 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 NYC93LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA002), Oct 2, 1992: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9242K), Akron, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO COMPENSATE FOR ADVERSE WINDS AND WIND SHEAR. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS.

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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