# Incident 19780805050179I: Piper PA28/, Orr, MN, August 5, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1978, 23:58 local time
- Place: Orr, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0576° N, 92.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orr, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0576&lon=-92.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8338P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8338P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 300 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/19780805050179I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY AT NIGHT AND STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N8338P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790418024129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790418024129I), Apr 18, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N8338P), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the landing gear before touchdown.

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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