# Incident 19781224020919I: Piper PA32/, Wausau, WI, December 24, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1978, 20:40 local time
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9618° N, 89.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wausau, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9618&lon=-89.6465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31397, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31397) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 12 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/19781224020919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL WHEN LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK SNOW ON RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N31397 (2)

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

- [Incident 20210910015519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210910015519I), Sep 10, 2021: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N31397), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Part 91, N31397 landing on runway 9 Miami-opa Locka executive airport (opf) Nose gear and right main failing to extend landing on right wing and propeller. Two…
- [Incident 19891116059539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891116059539I), Nov 16, 1989: Piper PA32RT300 (N31397), Granite, OK, Minor damage. Runway lights not operating. Landing lights failed on night landing. Lost directional control. Ran off runway.

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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