# Accident 20021115031619A: Piper PA28140, Greensboro, NC, November 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2002, 18:15 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Southeast Greensboro Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9519° N, 79.6917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9519&lon=-79.6917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8162N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8162N-2004-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA03FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021115031619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING NIGHT LANDINGS WHEN HE HIT A TREE ON FINAL APPROACH. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL AND CRASH INTO TREES. WITNESS STATEMENTS INDICATED PILOT DID NOT HAVE THE LANDING LIGHT ON. PILOT HAD FLOWN ONLY 2 HOURS OF NIGHT IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS.

## 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 MIA03FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA016), Nov 15, 2002: Piper PA-28-140 (N8162N), Climax, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's operation of the airplane at a low altitude during final approach that resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree, a witness reported pitch-up, and subsequent stall and in-flight…

## Other reports on N8162N (1)

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

- [Incident 19801016074609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801016074609I), Oct 16, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N8162N), Greensboro, NC. Engine failed due to ruptured oil line from oil pump to oil cooler.

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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