# Incident 19810318023989I: Piper PA28160, Tonopah, NV, March 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1981, 11:51 local time
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Airport: Tonopah
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0599° N, 117.0866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TONOPAH (TPH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0599&lon=-117.0866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5378W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5378W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 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/19810318023989I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL AND RAN OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5378W (1)

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

- [Incident 20241219022109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241219022109I), Dec 19, 2024: Piper PA-28-160 (N5378W), Roanoke, TX, No damage. Pilot stated after dropping off his flight instructor he departed 52F to return to propwash airport in justin, TX. Shortly after take off the aircraft…

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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