# Accident 19930228012489A: Piper PA28161, Napoleon, OH, February 28, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1993, 14:15 local time
- Place: Napoleon, OH
- Airport: Henry County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: S7PA
- Location: 41.3894° N, 84.1208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3894&lon=-84.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5220W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5220W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 17 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930228012489A

## Narrative

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

NEARING END OF RUNWAY LANDING. INTENTIONALLY STALLED TO PREVENT OVERRUN. IMPACT BROKE A WHEEL. BENT FIREWALL.

## 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 BFO93LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA040), Feb 28, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N5220W), Napoleon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INTENTIONAL STALL RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PREMATURE FLARE WHICH LED TO AN EXCEEDED PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE STUDENT PILOT'S LACK OF OVERALL…

## Other reports on N5220W (1)

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

- [Accident 19730319005699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730319005699A), Mar 19, 1973: Piper PA28R200 (N5220W), Limon, CO, Substantial damage. Hit pwrline,dmgd vertical stabilizer and rudder.

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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