# Incident 19780309015609I: Piper PA28/, Winterset, IA, March 9, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1978, 18:15 local time
- Place: Winterset, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3444° N, 94.0130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winterset, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3444&lon=-94.0130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6998N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6998N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 100 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/19780309015609I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT SNOW OUTSIDE THE SNOW-PLOWED AREA DURING TOUCH & GO. INSTRUCTOR IN RIGHT SEAT UNABLE TO STOP THE TURN.

## Other reports on N6998N (2)

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

- [Incident 20100816041919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100816041919I), Aug 16, 2010: Piper PA-28R-200 (N6998N), Nampa, ID, No damage. The pilot was landing at Nampa airport, the gear position indicators indicated the landing gear was down (3 green). During the flare the left wing dropped, he…
- [Accident 19790603012689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603012689A), Jun 3, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N6998N), Crescent Lake, OR, Substantial damage. Attempt takeoff in high density altitude on soft pumice covered strip. Lifted off then impacted rwy,ground looped.

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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