# Incident 19780304015219I: Piper PA28180, Delavan, WI, March 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Delavan, WI
- Airport: Lake Lawn Lodge
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6302° N, 88.6306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delavan, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6302&lon=-88.6306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7857N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7857N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 16 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/19780304015219I

## Narrative

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

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

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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