# Accident 19921223051859A: Piper PA22160, Florence, AZ, December 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1992, 15:00 local time
- Place: Florence, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0315° N, 111.3873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0315&lon=-111.3873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9436D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9436D-2013-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- Reported engine: LYC O320B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 193 total, 47 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921223051859A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS. OVERSHOT OPEN AREA FOR FORCED LANDING. STRUCK TREES ON GO AROUND. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 LAX93LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA074), Dec 23, 1992: Piper PA-22-20 (N9436D), Florence, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH; HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT; AND, DELAY IN EXECUTING A GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER FOR…

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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