# Incident 19781223021069I: Piper PA28140, Willmar, MN, December 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 1978, 12:30 local time
- Place: Willmar, MN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1210° N, 95.0587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willmar, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1210&lon=-95.0587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5610U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5610U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 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/19781223021069I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF PLANE IN X WIND LANDING.

## Other reports on N5610U (1)

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

- [Accident 20230120000319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230120000319A), Jan 20, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N5610U), Bulverde, TX, Substantial damage. Shortly after touchdown, the aircraft swerved off the runway into the grass running along the east side of the asphalt. The aircraft was skidding in the dirt…

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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