# Accident 19830426016159A: Piper PA24, Platteville, WI, April 26, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1983, 08:15 local time
- Place: Platteville, WI
- Airport: Platteville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7297° N, 90.4693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7297&lon=-90.4693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5548P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5548P-1983-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 219 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426016159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ON WET RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF END INTO A RAVINE.

## 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 CHI83LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA188), Apr 26, 1983: Piper PA-24-180 (N5548P), Platteville, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5548P (1)

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

- [Incident 19810818083569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810818083569I), Aug 18, 1981: Piper PA24 (N5548P), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot had actuated gear down lever, failed to check gear. Maladjusted up limit switch and gear horn

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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