# Incident 19820128007149I: Piper PA28161, Eau Claire, WI, January 28, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1982, 09:10 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8113° N, 91.4985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eau Claire, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8113&lon=-91.4985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3044N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3044N-2024-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820128007149I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON ICE PATCHES ON RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. STRUCK SNOWBANK ON RUNWAY EDGE.

## Other reports on N3044N (2)

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

- [Incident 20240201003839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240201003839I), Feb 1, 2024: Piper PA-28-161 (N3044N), Fort Atkinson, WI, Minor damage. Pilot was landing at 61C and on the roll out struck a deer which caused damage to the aircraft and broke the landing gear. There were no injuries.
- [Accident 19930225003679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930225003679A), Feb 25, 1993: Piper PA28161 (N3044N), Marshfield, WI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff roll and veered into snowbank on edge of 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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