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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Delavan, WI · March 4, 1978

Date: March 4, 1978 · 15:30 local
Place: Delavan, WI
Airport: Lake Lawn Lodge
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7857N
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total16 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7857NRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-5314 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot ballooned during flare for landing in moderate crosswind. Aircraft drifted to side of runway. Hit snowbank

As the FAA filed it

PILOT BALLOONED DURING FLARE FOR LANDING IN MODERATE CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO SIDE OF RUNWAY. HIT SNOWBANK