# Accident 19950911033079A: Piper PA28181, Lyons, WI, September 11, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1995, 15:40 local time
- Place: Lyons, WI
- Airport: Wag-Aero Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8608° N, 88.3290° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8608&lon=-88.3290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3071H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3071H-1996-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950911033079A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH TOO FAST. FLOATED BOUNCED AND ELECTED LATE GO AROUND FLAPS DOWN. RAN OFF END INTO TREES. RUNWAY 2100FT. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 AT 1517 CDT, A PIPER 28-181, N3071H REGISTERED TO FOX FLYING CLUB, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ON LANDING AT WAG, AERO PRIVATE AIRSTRIP LYONS, WISCONSIN, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DUPAGE AIRPORT, WEST CHICAGO ILLINOIS, ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1995 AT 1430 CDT.

## 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 CHI95LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA317), Sep 11, 1995: Piper PA-28-181 (N3071H), Lyons, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's lack of experience in the type of operation being conducted, the pilot not maintaining the proper airspeed while on final approach to landing, and a delayed decision to abort the landing.

## Other reports on N3071H (3)

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

- [Incident 19880529041019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880529041019I), May 29, 1988: Piper PA28181 (N3071H), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. On downwind for runway 28, advised departing traffic on 15,continued approach, landing on grass next to runway.
- [Incident 19831107070479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831107070479I), Nov 7, 1983: Piper PA28181 (N3071H), Elgin, IL, Minor damage. Landed on a closed and unlighted airport at night in thick fog. Overran the departure end of the runway.
- [Accident 19801002049699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002049699A), Oct 2, 1980: Piper PA28181 (N3071H), Huntley, IL, Substantial damage. Low on fuel, overshot runway. Ran out of fuel on go-around. Struck barn, not seen in dark.

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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