# Accident 19981125041159A: Piper PA28R200, Minneapolis, MN, November 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1998, 18:39 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8410° N, 93.4496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8410&lon=-93.4496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2988R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2988R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981125041159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO LEFT OF RUNWAY AFTER TOUCH DOWN. RIGHT WING STRUCK VASI LIGHT BOX (.19) ON NOVEMBER 25, 1998, AT 1839 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-R200, N2988R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT SWERVED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A FULL STOP LANDING AND IMPACTED THE VASI LIGHTS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT DEPARTED LANSING, MICHIGAN, EN ROUTE TO THE FLYING CLOUD AIRPORT, EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI99LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA041), Nov 26, 1998: Piper PA-28-R200 (N2988R), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare and did not maintain directional control during touchdown. A factor was the VASI lights.

## Other reports on N2988R (1)

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

- [Incident 19900909048109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900909048109I), Sep 9, 1990: Piper PA28R200 (N2988R), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Skidded down runway. No defect found.

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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