# Accident 19930130025069A: Colt 160A, Chandler, AZ, January 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1993, 07:45 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3207° N, 111.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3207&lon=-111.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128TC-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Thunder & Colt Airborne Amer COLT 160A (registry code 2301212, https://openairdocs.org/model/thunder-colt-airborne-amer-colt-160a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COLT 160A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA296) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930130025069A

## Narrative

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

HARD BOUNCING LANDING IN GUSTY SURFACE WINDS INJURED A PASSENGER.

## 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 LAX93LA296](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA296), Jan 30, 1993: Thunder and Colt Colt 160A (N128TC), Chandler, AZ, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately evaluate the weather conditions and subsequent uncontrolled touchdown resulting in a hard landing. Gusty wind conditions were a factor in the accident.

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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