# Accident 19911129057189A: Piper PA28RT201, Willmar, MN, November 29, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1991, 12:55 local time
- Place: Willmar, MN
- Airport: Willmar Municipal-John L Rice Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1209° N, 95.0410° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1209&lon=-95.0410&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80553, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80553-2013-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 85 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911129057189A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING COLLAPSED LANDING GEAR. FOUND ICE ON WINGS. FREEZING DRIZZLE IN AREA.UNABLE CLIMB ON TOP,HAD RETURNED.

## 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 CHI92LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA054), Nov 29, 1991: Piper PA-28R-201 (N80553), Willmar, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION WHICH RESULTED IN FLIGHT INTO ICING CONDITIONS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICING CONDITIONS AND THE EXCESSIVE DESCENT DURING LANDING.

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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