# Accident 19921022043149A: Piper PA20, Weeping Water, NE, October 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Weeping Water, NE
- Airport: Browns Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8608° N, 96.1301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8608&lon=-96.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5592H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5592H-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 904 total, 14 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022043149A

## Narrative

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

RAN OFF RUNWAY WHILE REACHING DOWN TO RAISE FLAPS ON LANDING ROLL. FAILED TO MAINTAIN OUTSIDE REFERENCE.

## 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 CHI93LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA014), Oct 22, 1992: Piper PA-20 (N5592H), Weeping Water, NE, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.