# Accident 19910330011819A: Piper PA28180, Burwell, NE, March 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1991, 09:50 local time
- Place: Burwell, NE
- Airport: Cram Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7800° N, 99.1301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7800&lon=-99.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2071R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2071R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910330011819A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL TRYING TO LAND IN CROSSWIND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA122), Mar 30, 1991: Piper PA-28-180 (N2071R), Burwell, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N2071R (3)

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

- [Incident 19891225061509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891225061509I), Dec 25, 1989: Piper PA28180 (N2071R), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Landed on nose and right wheel first. Veered off runway. Stated did not have enough rudder for crosswind landing.
- [Incident 19810110001279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110001279I), Jan 10, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N2071R), Ft Collins, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing and ran off side of runway.
- [Accident 19740610016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740610016959A), Jun 10, 1974: Piper PA28180 (N2071R), Coyanosa, TX, Substantial damage. Solo x-c to ag strip with pwr lines across rwy.

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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