# NTSB Accident ATL93LA050
> **PIPER PA-32R-301** · 1993-01-14 · GOLDSBORO, NC, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL93LA050
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11649
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-01-14
- **Location:** GOLDSBORO, NC, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.490848, -77.979881
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32R-301
- **Registration:** N8409A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION IN ATTEMPTING A NIGHT LANDING AT AN AIRPORT WITHOUT OPERATING RUNWAY LIGHTS WHICH RESULTED IN A TOUCHDOWN OFF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN AIRPLANE LIGHTING MALFUNCTION FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S) AND THE DARK NIGHT LIGHT CONDITION.

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