# Incident 19971230043569I: Piper PA28161, La Crosse, WI, December 30, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1997, 12:00 local time
- Place: La Crosse, WI
- Airport: La Crosse Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8793° N, 91.2566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LA CROSSE RGNL (LSE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8793&lon=-91.2566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3961M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3961M) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971230043569I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT TAXIED ONTO SERVICE DRIVE INSTEAD OF TAXI WAY IN LOW VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING FAIRING KNOCKED DOWN STOP SIGN AT ENTRY WAY OF SERVICE DRIVE. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE FOR SERVICE DRIVE AT RAMP AREA TO BE DETERMINED BY AIRPORTS DIVISION - GREAT LAKES AND AIRPORT MANAGER FOR MORE APPROPRIATE SIGNAGE.

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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