- Date
- December 1, 1978
- Place
- Park Falls, WI · PARK FALLS, WI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55845Piper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781201038699A
- Case key
- 138422
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3797 78/12/1 PARK FALLS,WI PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 138 TIME - 1915 N55845 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK FALLS MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERTOWN,WI IRONWOOD,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- SNOW PACKED IN WHEEL FAIRING,JAMMED WHEEL AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55845
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Park Falls Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.