# Incident 19790130004649I: Piper PA28/, Bryce Canyon, UT, January 30, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1979, 16:10 local time
- Place: Bryce Canyon, UT
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6283° N, 112.1677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bryce Canyon, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6283&lon=-112.1677&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38991, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38991) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,170 total, 700 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/19790130004649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADVISED ON UNICOM 4 INCHES OF POWDER SNOW ON RUNWAY.SANK INTO 20 INCHES HEAVY SNOW. LOST CONTROL.

## Other reports on N38991 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820515025699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515025699I), May 15, 1982: Piper PA28* (N38991), Daggett, CA, Minor damage. During landing flare, pilot realized landing gear was not extended. Pulled up and extended gear. Prop hit 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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