# Incident 19790212006969I: Piper PA28R200, Birchwood, AK, February 12, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1979
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4053° N, 149.4689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birchwood, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4053&lon=-149.4689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55030, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55030) (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 PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 7 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/19790212006969I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. STRUCK SNOWBERM ON LANDING. FUEL STRAINER HAD LARGE AMOUNT OF ICE CRYSTALS.

## Other reports on N55030 (5)

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

- [Accident 19900303003449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303003449A), Mar 3, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N55030), Greenwood/Wonde, IL, Substantial damage. Left main gear struck a tree on final. Damaged gear caused aircraft to veer off runway into snowbank on landing.
- [Incident 19870216033399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870216033399I), Feb 16, 1987: Piper PA28R200 (N55030), Grayslake, IL, Minor damage. Unsafe gear condition after touch and goes. Manual extension. Found main strut housing cracked, wing skin wrinkled.
- [Incident 19800219026719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800219026719I), Feb 19, 1980: Piper PA28R200 (N55030), Palmer, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft ballooned after touchdown, then made belly landing.
- [Accident 19770914039409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770914039409A), Sep 14, 1977: Piper PA28R200 (N55030), Port Alsworth, AK, Substantial damage. Rnwy surface large rocks,loose gravel runway under construction
- [Accident 19740514018049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740514018049A), May 14, 1974: Piper PA28R200 (N55030), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Improper oil drain valve installed.

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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