# Incident 19970226004549I: Piper PA28140, Gaylord, MI, February 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1997, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Airport: Otsego County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0213° N, 84.6818° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaylord, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0213&lon=-84.6818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6816W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6816W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970226004549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 26, 1997 AT 1520 EST AT GAYLORD, MI A PIPER PA28-140 OPERATED BY MARK R. LA FOREST A STUDENT PILOT WHO LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING AND NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE RUNWAY WAS PARTLY SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED AT THE TIME OF THE TAKEOFF AND APPEARED TO BE A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6816W (1)

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

- [Incident 19910125006749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910125006749I), Jan 25, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N6816W), Harrison, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Landed on a snow and ice covered runway.

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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