# Incident 20040808017489I: Piper PA28180, Estherville, IA, August 8, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2004, 10:00 local time
- Place: Estherville, IA
- Airport: Estherville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4075° N, 94.7464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESTHERVILLE MUNI (EST), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4075&lon=-94.7464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33764) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 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/20040808017489I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PROPERLY AUTHORIZED SOLO FLIGHT TRAINING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 16 AT THE ESTHERVILLE, IA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THE STUDENT LOST CONTROL DURING THE FLARE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ULTIMATELY LANDED IN A CORNFIELD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, THE WINDS WERE FROM 220 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE STUDENT PILOT'S INSTRUCTOR (TONY CONDON 712-362-5919) WAS CONTACTED AND COUNSELED. HE STATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN PROGRESSING WELL AND APPEARED TO HAVE ABOVE AVERAGE SKILLS. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD BEEN TRAINED IN CROSSWIND LANDING TECHNIQUES. NO FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED AND THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N33764 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170614009369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170614009369A), Jun 14, 2017: Piper PA-28-180 (N33764), Estherville, IA, Substantial damage. The airman was practicing take off and landings and during the third landing, while on final an unexpected wind gust was encountered pushing the aircraft to…

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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