# Accident 20080917850359A: Piper PA28161, Minneapolis, MN, September 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2008, 21:00 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Airlake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6278° N, 93.2281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6278&lon=-93.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4349K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4349K-2013-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 30 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080917850359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON APPROACH TO LANDING AT AIRLAKE AIRPORT (KLVN) THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM (MALSR).

## 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 CHI08CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA285), Sep 18, 2008: Piper PA-28-161 (N4349K), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's lack of clearance from the approach lights and the distraction of those bright approach lights during his night approach.

## Other reports on N4349K (4)

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

- [Incident 20080521847739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080521847739I), May 21, 2008: Piper PA28161 (N4349K), Minneapolis, MN, No damage. (-23) During landing on runway 28R aircraft veered left off the runway.
- [Accident 19850716032239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850716032239A), Jul 16, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N4349K), Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. Landed in swamp after power loss on takeoff. Fuel selector improperly positioned, detent not easy to discern.
- [Incident 19850712046349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850712046349I), Jul 12, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N4349K), Schaumburg, IL. Landed in a field without damage after engine quit on takeoff. Cause undetermined.
- [Incident 19850102002009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850102002009I), Jan 2, 1985: Piper PA28161 (N4349K), Schaumburg, IL, Minor damage. Rough engine on start up. Smoothed out during run up. Lost power on takeoff. Gascolator, tank drains had moisture.

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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