# Incident 19960926035159I: Piper PA28161, Washington, PA, September 26, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Washington, PA
- Airport: Washington County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1365° N, 80.2902° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON COUNTY (AFJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1365&lon=-80.2902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3133Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3133Q) (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 PA28161
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960926035159I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: IN A STATEMENT GIVEN BY THE PILOT, DURING THE FIRST APPROACH, HE DECIDED TO GO-AROUND. IN THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING THE PROCEDURE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N3133Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20260621011639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260621011639I), Jun 21, 2026: Piper PA-28-161 (N3133Q), Middletown, RI, Minor damage. Summary of the events The aircraft arrived on a solo student cross-country flight from hartford, CT (khfd) to Newport State rhode island airport (kuuu). The…
- [Incident 19991201033489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991201033489I), Dec 1, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N3133Q), Washington, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot primed the aircraft 4 times and attempted a start. He then waited a few more seconds, primed the aircraft 4 more times during the next…
- [Incident 19971227043559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971227043559I), Dec 27, 1997: Piper PA28161 (N3133Q), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: aircraft departed Burke Lakefront Airport VFR. Pilot called ATC requesting clearance through Cleveland class b airspace. Aircraft was already inside…

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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