# Incident 19921202056439I: Piper PA28161, West Palm Beach, FL, December 2, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1992, 19:28 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Park Airport
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5930° N, 80.0851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK (LNA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5930&lon=-80.0851&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8467F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8467F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921202056439I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOSING POWER. VECTORD TO AIRPORT. MADE A HARD LANDING. FOUND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON CYLINDER.

## Other reports on N8467F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19930926043649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930926043649I), Sep 26, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N8467F), Orlando, FL. Smelled smoke in cockpit after departure. Returned. Discovered internal short in NR2 VOR radio. No fire.

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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