# Incident 19780222000659I: Piper PA23250, Marshalltown, IA, February 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Marshalltown, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0343° N, 92.9063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshalltown, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0343&lon=-92.9063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88SS-2011-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,932 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78IA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780222000659I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN A CROSSWIND ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

## 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 MKC78IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78IA023), Feb 22, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N88SS), Marshalltown, IA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N88SS (2)

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

- [Incident 19960615024409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960615024409I), Jun 15, 1996: Piper PA23250 (N88SS), Gustavus, AK. Narrative: on June 15, 1996 at 1315 adt a Piper PA-23-250, N88SS registered to and piloted by Dr. Michael w. ogborne made an unscheduled landing with the #2L…
- [Incident 19850222008649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850222008649I), Feb 22, 1985: Piper PA23250 (N88SS), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication and unable to extend right main by any means. Right main remained in wheel well.

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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