# Incident 19780201005169I: Piper PA30, Pittsburgh, PA, February 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1978, 12:15 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Monroeville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7865Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7865Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780201005169I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON SNOWCOVERED RUNWAY AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO ICE RUTS.

## Other reports on N7865Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19871109063489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871109063489A), Nov 9, 1987: Piper PA30 (N7865Y), Decatur, IL, Substantial damage. Experienced a landing with the landing gear retracted. Resulted in substantial damage to aircraft. Pilot error.

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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