# Accident 19930306004589A: Piper PA28181, Dayton, OH, March 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1993, 20:00 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Dayton General Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6791° N, 84.1609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6791&lon=-84.1609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2868Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2868Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 265 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930306004589A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW ON FINAL. LANDED ON APPROACH LIGHTS SHORT OF THE 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 BFO93LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA047), Mar 7, 1993: Piper PA-28-181 (N2868Y), Springboro, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE, AND ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH, AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.

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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