# Accident 20160806013989A: Piper PA-24-250, Hillsboro, OH, August 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OH
- Airport: Shaw Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2806° N, 83.6758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2806&lon=-83.6758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7292P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7292P-2019-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 261 total, 99 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA471) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160806013989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED A SHORT FIELD LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NORTHEAST OF HILLSBORO, OHIO. HIS APPROACH WAS TOO LOW AND HIS WHEELS IMPACTED A SMALL HILL JUST SHORT OF THE GRASS RUNWAY, COLLAPSING ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED.

(REVIEWED BY FLM BAM ON 09/08/16)

## 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 GAA16CA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA471), Aug 6, 2016: Piper PA24 (N7292P), Hillsboro, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's descent below the intended glidepath during the approach, which resulted in an impact with a ditch prior to the runway.

## Other reports on N7292P (1)

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

- [Accident 19770504016569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770504016569A), May 4, 1977: Piper PA24250 (N7292P), Juneau, AK, Substantial damage. Lndd in marshy area.

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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