# Incident 19980315009129I: Piper PA28181, Detroit, MI, March 15, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1998, 14:22 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2403° N, 83.5315° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW RUN (YIP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2403&lon=-83.5315&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4585X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4585X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (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 PA28181
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315009129I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WINDS WERE 360 DEGREE @ 6 MPH, A CROSSWIND TO THE 050 DEGREE RUNWAY FROM THE LEFT. APPARENTLY A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO WIND VANE TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT DID NOT RESPOND QUICKLY ENOUGH TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRMAN FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR WEATHER CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOLLOW UP INSPECTION WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY OPS INSPECTOR.

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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