# Incident 19820131005489I: Piper PA28161, Waverly, IA, January 31, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1982, 11:00 local time
- Place: Waverly, IA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7220° N, 92.4695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waverly, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7220&lon=-92.4695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8092A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8092A-1994-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 85 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820131005489I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A SNOWDRIFT ON EDGE OF NARROW PLOWED RUNWAY. ONTAKEOFF VEERED INTO A SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N8092A (1)

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

- [Accident 19911020047199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020047199A), Oct 20, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N8092A), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Crash landed off airport. Found two cylinders had exhaust valves stuck open.

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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