# Incident 19780210005809I: Piper PA28151, Muscatine, IA, February 10, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1978, 00:02 local time
- Place: Muscatine, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4194° N, 91.0673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscatine, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4194&lon=-91.0673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43625, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43625) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 125 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/19780210005809I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISTOOK RUNWAY EDGE FOR THE CENTER LINE. ONE WHEEL IN SNOW PULLED AIRCRAFT INTO RUNWAY LIGHTS, SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N43625 (2)

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

- [Incident 19820708037469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820708037469I), Jul 8, 1982: Piper PA28151 (N43625), Iowa City, IA, Minor damage. Bounced on landing, pushed wheel forward, caused aircraft to land on nose wheel. Damaged strut, prop and cowling.
- [Incident 19790421024609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790421024609I), Apr 21, 1979: Piper PA28/ (N43625), Moline, IL, Minor damage. Vibration after takeoff due to broken and dangling left main. It fell into a marsh and was not recovered.

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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