# Incident 19940725030789I: Piper PA28151, Anniston, AL, July 25, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Anniston, AL
- Airport: Anniston Metropolitan Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6598° N, 85.8316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anniston, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6598&lon=-85.8316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8444D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8444D) (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 PA28151
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940725030789I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT USED TO FLYING WITHOUT A HEAD SET ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTE: AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF PAVED RUNWAY. RUNWAY AND AN 8 TO 10 INCH LIP BETWEEN WHERE RUNWAY BEGAN AND DIRT. AIRCRAFT MAINS HIT THIS AREA AND SHEARED OFF.

## Other reports on N8444D (2)

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

- [Incident 19880923069079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923069079I), Sep 23, 1988: Piper PA28161 (N8444D), Talladega, AL. Maneuvering to avoid weather caused depletion of fuel. Landed in field while he still had engine power.
- [Accident 19850113000699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850113000699A), Jan 13, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N8444D), Troy, MI, Substantial damage. Engine ran rough after takeoff. Carburetor heat applied and engine quit. Struck road sign during 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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