# Incident 19890628052809I: Piper PA28161, Winamac, IN, June 28, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1989, 11:00 local time
- Place: Winamac, IN
- Airport: Arens Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0923° N, 86.6129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARENS FLD (RWN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0923&lon=-86.6129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8289A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8289A) (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
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 7 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890628052809I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAXIWAY.VEERED LEFT AND WING STRUCK A BALE OF HAY.PASSENGER ACCIDENTALLY APPLIED BRAKES

## Other reports on N8289A (1)

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

- [Accident 19840812041659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812041659A), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N8289A), Branson, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft encountered updraft during approach for landing. Pilot attempted to land long instead of going around.

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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