# Accident 19910206001979A: Piper PA28181, Marshfield, WI, February 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1991, 23:15 local time
- Place: Marshfield, WI
- Airport: Marshfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6592° N, 90.1690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6592&lon=-90.1690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6205J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6205J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 232 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910206001979A

## Narrative

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

STALLED TRYING TO AVOID FOG AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. IMPACTED SNOWBANK OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. WAS CIRCLING VFR.

## 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 CHI91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA093), Feb 7, 1991: Piper PA-28-181 (N6205J), Marshfield, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH ONTO SNOW COVERED TERRAIN BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE ADVERSE WEATHER…

## Other reports on N6205J (1)

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

- [Accident 19940807020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807020499A), Aug 7, 1994: Piper PA28181 (N6205J), Lone Rock, WI, Substantial damage. Too high and fast. Went around. Second time landed midfield. Unable stop. Overran end runway into corn field.

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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