# Accident 19890717025549A: Piper PA28180, Chippewa Falls, WI, July 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Chippewa Falls, WI
- Airport: Chippewa Falls Senior Squadron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9308° N, 91.3908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9308&lon=-91.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8005W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8005W-1992-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890717025549A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A CRAB IN CROSSWIND. SWERVED, BEGAN GO AROUND, DRIFTED. A WING WAS SEVERED ON IMPACT WITH WINDSOCK POLE.

## 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 CHI89LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA137), Jul 17, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N8005W), Chippewa Falls, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. DURING THE ENSUING ABORTED LANDING, THE PILOT FAILED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE OBSTACLE CLEARANCE AND…

## Other reports on N8005W (1)

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

- [Accident 19780109004039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780109004039A), Jan 9, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N8005W), Amery, WI, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 12 knots.

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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