# Incident 19900101004449I: Piper PA28R200, Brodhead, WI, January 1, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1990, 16:00 local time
- Place: Brodhead, WI
- Airport: Brodhead Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5955° N, 89.3813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRODHEAD (C37), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5955&lon=-89.3813&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41731, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41731) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 590 total, 6 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900101004449I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A SHORT CIRCUIT IN LEFT HAND DOWN LIMIT SWITCH.

## Other reports on N41731 (3)

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

- [Incident 19901025063079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901025063079I), Oct 25, 1990: Piper PA28235 (N41731), Benton Harbor, MI, Minor damage. Smoke in cockpit. Made emergency landing. Insulation on wire ring terminal on pitot heat switch had melted.
- [Incident 19820307011749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820307011749I), Mar 7, 1982: Piper PA23 (N41731), Ironwood, MI. Entered control zone without clearance. Unable to carry out instructions. Traffic conflick. Landed below minimums.
- [Accident 19790303003989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303003989A), Mar 3, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N41731), Fergus Falls, MN, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control on icy runway. Instructor took corrective action too late.

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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