# Accident 19930829052329A: Piper PA28161, Pittsburgh, PA, August 29, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1993, 16:00 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3598° N, 79.9004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3598&lon=-79.9004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2572U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2572U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (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 O320D2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 64 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930829052329A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON LAST THIRD OF RUNWAY. LOCKED BRAKES BUT SLID FOR 600 FEET OFF END RUNWAY AND DOWN A 12 FOOT EMBANKMENT

## 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 NYC93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA179), Aug 29, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N2572U), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgement of speed and distance, which resulted in a landing overrun of the runway. Factors were an embankment and the pilot not being able to abort the landing.

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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