# Accident 19960116000659A: Piper PA22, Auburn-Lewiston, ME, January 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1996, 17:20 local time
- Place: Auburn-Lewiston, ME
- Airport: Auburn-Lewiston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0485° N, 70.2835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUBURN/LEWISTON MUNI (LEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0485&lon=-70.2835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N913A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Reported engine: LYC O290C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,633 total, 822 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960116000659A

## Narrative

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

LOW ON FUEL ON TOP UNDERCAST. LED DOWN MISTOOK RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS FOR RUNWAY. LANDED OFF RUNWAY.STRUCK SNOWBANK

## 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 NYC96LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA051), Jan 16, 1996: Piper PA-22 (N913A), Auburn, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper planning/decision and failure to attain proper alignment with the landing area. Factors relating to the accident were: darkness, and the inoperative radio transmitter, which…

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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