# Accident 19950927030209A: Piper PA44180, Columbia, SC, September 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1995, 01:56 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9994° N, 81.0296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9994&lon=-81.0296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2160E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2160E-2017-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-44-180 (registry code 7104402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-44-180) (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 PA44180
- Reported engine: LYC O320E1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950927030209A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY ON A IFR ILS APPROACH. FACTORS NIGHT FOG AND LOW CEILING. SAFETY PILOT ON BOARD.

## 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 ATL95FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA174), Sep 27, 1995: Piper PA-44-180 (N2160E), Columbia, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's improper IFR procedure by allowing the airplane to descend below the ILS glideslope and by continued descent below the decision height. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness,…

## Other reports on N2160E (1)

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

- [Accident 19790504009349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790504009349A), May 4, 1979: Piper PA44180 (N2160E), Kernville, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted a go around, had a rough engine. Attempted landing resulted in crash. No engine malfunction found

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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