# NTSB MKC79DER60: Piper PA-32, N9636C, Wheaton, MN, August 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1979
- Place: Wheaton, MN · WHEATON, MN
- Location: 45.8059° N, 96.4980° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheaton, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8059&lon=-96.4980&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134210
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2733   79/8/3    WHEATON,MN          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 17, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N9636C              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHEATON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRYSTAL,MN                  WHEATON,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- WND GUSTING 12KTS.PLT STATED-MISINTERPRETED WNDSOCK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9636C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wheaton Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790803028439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790803028439A), Aug 3, 1979: Piper PA32RT300, Wheaton, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot landed downwind and ran off the end of runway.

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.

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