# Accident 19921220000359A: Piper PA28180, Oxford, CT, December 20, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Oxford, CT
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4783° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4783&lon=-73.1352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5135L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5135L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,006 total, 206 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921220000359A

## Narrative

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

DROPPED SUDDENLY TO RUNWAY ON FINAL. BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. ADDED POWER. NOSED GEAR COLLAPSED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC93LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA053), Dec 20, 1992: Piper PA-28-180 (N5135L), Oxford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER LEVEL OFF WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING WERE WIND GUSTS AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N5135L (1)

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

- [Incident 19930603021839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930603021839I), Jun 3, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N5135L), Hyannis, MA, Minor damage. Engine RPM increasing while taxiing. Constant brakes. Brakes caught on fire. Shut engine down. Defective swage.

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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