# Incident 19940306003809I: Piper PA32301, Orange, VA, March 6, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1994, 15:15 local time
- Place: Orange, VA
- Airport: Orange County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2472° N, 78.0456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORANGE COUNTY (OMH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2472&lon=-78.0456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8454Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8454Y-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 130 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940306003809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL A CROSSWIND LANDING. VEERED LEFT AND DEPARTED RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8454Y (1)

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

- [Incident 20031027036569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031027036569I), Oct 27, 2003: Piper PA32301 (N8454Y), Morristown, NJ, Minor damage. (-23) The PIC of N8454Y stated that there were inadequate markings and lighting on the area where he was taxiing his aircraft.

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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