# Accident 19950622022359A: Piper J5A, Wausau, WI, June 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1995, 20:10 local time
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Airport: Wausau Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9592° N, 89.6392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9592&lon=-89.6392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40888, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40888) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT A759
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950622022359A

## Narrative

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

TAXIING IN CONJESTED AREA. WING STRUCK FUEL PUMP ON PUMP ISLAND. BENT STRUTS AND WING SPAR. (-23) DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF PILOT STRUCK GAS PUMP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI95LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA194), Jun 23, 1995: Piper J-5A (N40888), Wausau, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the clearance between the airplane and the fuel pumps.

## Other reports on N40888 (1)

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

- [Accident 19990315002479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990315002479A), Mar 15, 1999: Piper J5A (N40888), Wausau, WI, Substantial damage. Acft took off, climbed to 1200 feet AGL, and began to lose power, the pilot tried to return to the arpt but was unable to do so, the acft crashed into a 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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