# Incident 19900412042039I: Piper PA38112, Redwood Falls, MN, April 12, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Redwood Falls, MN
- Airport: Redwood Falls Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5469° N, 95.0820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REDWOOD FALLS MUNI (RWF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5469&lon=-95.0820&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2505K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2505K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412042039I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. PILOT STATED HE MAY HAVE OVERCOMPENSATED FOR A CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N2505K (2)

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

- [Incident 19890505030749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890505030749I), May 5, 1989: Piper PA38112 (N2505K), Eden Prairie, MN. Engine failure. Forced landing in a field. No damage. Broken fitting found on the oil pressure transducer. Lost oil
- [Incident 19810221013799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810221013799I), Feb 21, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2505K), Milbank, SD, Minor damage. Student was doing touch and go landings. Aircraft veered off runway. No gear, engine mount, steering rod damage.

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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