# Incident 19901028065019I: Piper PA28161, Gary, IN, October 28, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1990, 12:11 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Gary Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2088A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2088A) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901028065019I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N2088A (2)

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

- [Incident 19920913042689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913042689I), Sep 13, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N2088A), St John, IN, Minor damage. Aircraft hit by a bullet from ground. Returned to airport safely. Fbi has made an arrest. Filed federal charges.
- [Incident 19870113003569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870113003569I), Jan 13, 1987: Piper PA28161 (N2088A), Ann Arbor, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft slid on an icy ramp and wingtip struck a fence.

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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