# Incident 19970118007059I: Piper PA23160, Staunton-Waynes, VA, January 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Staunton-Waynes, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2638° N, 78.8964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHENANDOAH VALLEY RGNL (SHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2638&lon=-78.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4322P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4322P-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 49 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970118007059I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 18, 1997, AT 13:00 LOCAL TIME, A PIPER PA-23, N4322P, LANDED AT SHENANDOAH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO LANDING. THE LEFT PROPELLER HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED, THE LEFT WING HIT A DISTANCE MARKER SIGN. PRIOR TO LANDING THE PILOT HAD COMPLAINED THAT THE RIGHT THROTTLE HAD STUCK AT 1500 RPM'S, THE RIGHT PROP CONTROL WAS STIFF, AND THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT ENGINE CONTROLS FOUND THEM STIFF BUT WORKABLE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

## Other reports on N4322P (1)

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

- [Accident 20000712010029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000712010029A), Jul 12, 2000: Piper PA23160 (N4322P), Rio Grande City, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On take-off, both engines lost power. Aircraft impacted terrain causing major damage to aircraft. No NMAC, no fire. (.4)on July 12, 2000, approximately…

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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