# Accident 19950115000349A: Piper PA28181, Brookfield, WI, January 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1995, 18:34 local time
- Place: Brookfield, WI
- Airport: Capitol Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0603° N, 88.1494° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0603&lon=-88.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39955, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39955-2018-01-18) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950115000349A

## Narrative

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

CFI CLIPPED TREES ON FINAL. IMPACTED INVERTED ON RUNWAY. IMPACTS SEVERED A WING. STUDENT MADE THREE PRIOR LANDINGS. (-23) ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 3 AT CAPITAL AIRPORT PILOT VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING TREES WITH THE LEFT WING, SHEARING IT OFF. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED, OFF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY TO THE LEFT AND PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 CHI95LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA068), Jan 16, 1995: Piper PA-28-181 (N39955), Brookfield, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The instructor's failure to maintain clearance with trees. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and the night lighting conditions.

## Other reports on N39955 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860628059659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860628059659I), Jun 28, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N39955), Burlington, WI, Minor damage. Partial power loss and rough running engine during climb. Returned and found push rod failed in number 4 cylinder.
- [Accident 19831031057769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831031057769A), Oct 31, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N39955), Prospectville, PA, Substantial damage. Too high on final. Began a go around. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Fuel selector was on an empty tank.

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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