# Accident 19790129001849A: Piper PA32260, Milwaukee, WI, January 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1979, 20:20 local time
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Airport: Mitchell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4823S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4823S-2014-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 290 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001849A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ATC FAILED TO ADVISE THAT 1ST.1/3 OF RUNWAY IN GOOD CONDITION. LANDED LONG ON ICE COVERED PORTION

## 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 CHI79FEP24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP24), Jan 29, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N4823S), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4823S (1)

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

- [Accident 20080524842609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080524842609A), May 24, 2008: Piper PA32260 (N4823S), Millinocket, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) The flight departed oxford CT to Millinocket me. (Mlt) with 5 pob's. near bgr the copilot discussed his concern with the fuel quanity for the remaining…

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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