# Accident 19921206049309A: Piper PA22108, Williamson, NY, December 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 1992, 12:50 local time
- Place: Williamson, NY
- Airport: Williamson-Sodus Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2408° N, 77.1503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2408&lon=-77.1503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4946Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4946Z-1993-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 300 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921206049309A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFT ON SHORT FINAL CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO STRIKE SNOWBANK NEAR RUNWAY THRESHOLD.

## 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 NYC93LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA037), Dec 6, 1992: Piper PA-22-108 (N4946Z), Williamson, NY, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH GUSTING WINDS.

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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