# Accident 19960716017879A: Piper PA22135, Georgetown, SC, July 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1996, 10:16 local time
- Place: Georgetown, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3608° N, 79.2897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3608&lon=-79.2897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1544P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1544P-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960716017879A

## Narrative

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

LOST IN WORSENING WEATHER. ELECTED LAND OFF AIRPORT. STRUCK WATER PUMP TANK ON ROLLOUT. NOSED OVER.

## 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 MIA96LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA190), Jul 16, 1996: Piper PA-22-135 (N1544P), Georgetown, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to see-and-avoid an obstruction on the ground (inadequate visual lookout) during a precautionary landing, which resulted in a collapsed nose gear and subsequent nose over.…

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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