# Accident 19921104045619A: Piper PA28140, Ames, IA, November 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1992, 21:00 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Ames Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0205° N, 93.6201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0205&lon=-93.6201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16231, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16231-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 4 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921104045619A

## Narrative

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

LONG TAKEOFF ROLL. UNABLE TO CLIMB,ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. STRUCK LIGHT POLE. WAS 178 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 CHI93LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA025), Nov 5, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N16231), Ames, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE AIRCRAFT'S MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT LIMITATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF.

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.