# Accident 19921218050959A: Piper PA22160, Greensboro, NC, December 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1013° N, 79.9411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PIEDMONT TRIAD INTL (GSO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1013&lon=-79.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8714D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8714D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-A1A (registry code 42098, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 430 total, 174 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921218050959A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON HARD LANDING. REPORTED SHIMMY BEGAN. LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED. NO DEFECTS REPORTED.

## 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 ATL93LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA036), Dec 18, 1992: Piper PA-22 (N8714D), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AND GROUND LOOP OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING.

## Other reports on N8714D (1)

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

- [Incident 20030514020229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030514020229I), May 14, 2003: Piper PA22160 (N8714D), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Cleared for landing on rwy 23R at yip. Landing was normal at rwy centerline, slight wind from 240/250 degrees, plane was slowing down (no braking action…

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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