# Accident 19960830025589A: Piper PA22108, Ashland, OR, August 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Airport: Ashland Municipal-Summer Parker
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1492° N, 122.5293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1492&lon=-122.5293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4992Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4992Z-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960830025589A

## Narrative

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

WHITE SMOKE UNDER PANEL ON CLIMBOUT TURNED BACK. LANDED BURNED. EXHAUST PIPE BROKE.EXHAUST MELTED VOLTAGE REGULATOR

## 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 SEA96LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA206), Aug 30, 1996: Piper PA-22-108 (N4992Z), Ashland, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: inadequate inspection of the airplane by maintenance personnel,and a worn exhaust clamp, which resulted in a disconnected exhaust pipe, exhaust leak, burning and shorting of electrical wiring…

## Other reports on N4992Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19750413007959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750413007959A), Apr 13, 1975: Piper PA22108 (N4992Z), NC, Substantial damage

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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