# Incident 19930626030869I: Piper PA16, Michigan City, IN, June 26, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Airport: Bannwarts Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7088° N, 86.8669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Michigan City, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7088&lon=-86.8669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5896H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5896H-2018-08-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-16 (registry code 7101602, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA16
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930626030869I

## Narrative

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

HIGH OIL TEMPERATURE. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT ULTRALIGHT FIELD. NOSED UP ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N5896H (1)

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

- [Accident 20170618011139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170618011139A), Jun 18, 2017: Piper PA-16 (N5896H), Palatka, FL, Substantial damage. Upon arrival at Palatka airport (28J) the [privacy data omitted]pilot in command (PIC), flying from the LH seat, offered to let passenger (pax), seated in the…

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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