# Accident 19930114000339A: Piper PA32R301, Goldsboro, NC, January 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1993, 01:00 local time
- Place: Goldsboro, NC
- Airport: Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4908° N, 77.9799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4908&lon=-77.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8409A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8409A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301 (registry code 7103218, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 879 total, 229 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930114000339A

## Narrative

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

LANDED OFF SIDE OF UNLIGHTED RUNWAY AT NIGHT AND STRUCK FARM EQUIPMENT. LIGHTS WERE NOTAMED OUT OF SERVICE.

## 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 ATL93LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA050), Jan 14, 1993: Piper PA-32R-301 (N8409A), Goldsboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION IN ATTEMPTING A NIGHT LANDING AT AN AIRPORT WITHOUT OPERATING RUNWAY LIGHTS WHICH RESULTED IN A TOUCHDOWN OFF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

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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