# Accident 19940306003699A: Piper PA28140, Madison, WI, March 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1994, 18:48 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane Co Regional-Truax Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1004° N, 89.3107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1004&lon=-89.3107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2145T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2145T-1994-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 115 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940306003699A

## Narrative

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

DURING NIGHT STRAIGHT IN UNDERSHOT RUNWAY. IMPACTED 500FT SHORT. FAILED TO USE PATTERN AND STAY HIGH ON FINAL.

## 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 CHI94LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA098), Mar 7, 1994: Piper PA-28-140 (N2145T), Madison, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH. THE DARK NIGHT WAS A FACTOR.

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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