# Incident 19990418025689I: Piper PA28180, Waseca, MN, April 18, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1999, 14:10 local time
- Place: Waseca, MN
- Airport: Waseca Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0735° N, 93.5529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Waseca Municipal Airport (ACQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0735&lon=-93.5529&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7951W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7951W) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 916 total, 407 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990418025689I

## Narrative

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

N7951W DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 AT ACQ, LOST POWER SOON AFTER LIFTOFF, AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A FIELD BEYOND, AND SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE SOFT DIRT, SHEARING ITS NOSEGEAR IN THE PROCESS. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN ONE BENT PROPELLER BLADE. A FUEL SAMPLE TAKEN FROM THE GASCOLATOR, 3 1/2 HOURS AFTER THE INCIDENT CONTAINED NOTHING BUT WATER. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND PLACED ON LEVEL GROUND, WATER WAS FOUND IN BOTH WING SUMPS. THE CARBURATOR BOWL WAS DRAINED, AND THE CONTENTS CONSISTED OF APPROXIMATELY 2/3 WATER AND 1/3 AVGAS. THE PILOT STATED DURING HIS INTERVIEW THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DURING HIS PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND FORGOT TO DRAIN THE FUEL SUMPS. ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A HANGAR, IT HAD PREVIOUSLY SPENT CONSIDERABLE TIME OUTDOORS DURING A HARD, DRIVING RAIN.

## Other reports on N7951W (2)

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

- [Accident 20250505005659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250505005659A), May 5, 2025: Piper PA-28-180 (N7951W), South Saint Pau, MN, Substantial damage. The PIC met the student pilot at the airport to let the student fly the pic’s Piper cherokee. The student had 6.5 hours total flying time, all in a Cessna 172.…
- [Accident 19750115002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750115002189A), Jan 15, 1975: Piper PA28180 (N7951W), Waseca, MN, Substantial damage

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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