# Incident 19981026034339I: Piper PA28180, Clinton, IA, October 26, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1998
- Place: Clinton, IA
- Airport: Clinton Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8308° N, 90.3290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLINTON MUNI (CWI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8308&lon=-90.3290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8053W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8053W-2012-10-23) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981026034339I

## Narrative

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

LANDING RWY 14, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, BOUNCED ONCE, AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A 2-5 KNOT CROSSWIND THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNTS, AND COWLING. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N8053W (1)

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

- [Incident 19820206003119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820206003119I), Feb 6, 1982: Piper PA28180 (N8053W), Greenwood, IL, Minor damage. Taxiing aircraft weathervaned in gusty winds and slid into snowbank.

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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