# Incident 19971020046119I: Piper PA28180, Flint, MI, October 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1997, 15:32 local time
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop Intrnational Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7317W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7317W-2015-05-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971020046119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING TO RUNWAY 27 AT FNT. WIND WAS 260 @ 6 ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY WITH RT WING TIP, RUNWAY LIGHT WITH RT LEADING EDGE, GROUND LOOPED AND SPUN INTO GRASS JUST OFF RUNWAY, FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM LANDING.  NOINJURIES OCCURRED.

## Other reports on N7317W (1)

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

- [Accident 20110507008559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110507008559A), May 7, 2011: Piper PA-28-180 (N7317W), Ocilla, GA, Substantial damage. Immediately after take off pilot banked aircraft to right. Pilot stated that aircraft lost all power and continued right bank until impacting ground. Pilot and…

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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