What happened
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On may 24, 1999, at 1330 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-161, operated by western aire flying club, received substantial damage on impact with terrain during a go-around from runway 04 (3,601 feet by 60 feet, dry asphalt) at Iowa County Airport (mrj), Mineral Point, Wisconsin. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91PERSONAL flight was not operating on a flight plan. The private pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight departed goshen, Indiana, at 1110, en route to mrj. The pilot stated that he had entered a left base for runway 04 at mrj and touched down at the runway threshold with the aircraft's flaps fully extended. He described the aircraft's attitude during its landing as having its left wing low with application of the right rudder. He further added that the wind gusted and raised the aircraft's left wing which was then followed by the aircraft departing the runway towards the right. The pilot stated that he added power to attempt a go-around. The pilot stated that he has accumulated approx. 1,000 hours of flight time of which several hundred hours were in PA-28-161 aircraft. He also reported that he received a biennial flight review in a Cessna 175 in February 1999. A runway light located approx. 1,400 feet down the runway was damaged. The aircraft was located approx. 1/2 mile east of runway 04 on a magnetic heading of 310 degrees. (-23)lost control of aircraft during landing-rwy 4 Mineral Point WI (mrv) winds 340 20E24KT (crosswind) aircraft struck runway light 1400 ft from approach end- (RH ootb wing) aircrft turned to the right-impacting in a field 1/2 mile east of airport. Damage-both wings, landing gear, firewall/fuselage pilot indicated awas 340 18.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 24, 1999, AT 1330 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-161, OPERATED BY WESTERN AIRE FLYING CLUB, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A GO-AROUND FROM RUNWAY 04 (3,601 FEET BY 60 FEET, DRY ASPHALT) AT IOWA COUNTY AIRPORT (MRJ), MINERAL POINT, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED GOSHEN, INDIANA, AT 1110, EN ROUTE TO MRJ. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ENTERED A LEFT BASE FOR RUNWAY 04 AT MRJ AND TOUCHED DOWN AT THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED. HE DESCRIBED THE AIRCRAFT'S ATTITUDE DURING ITS LANDING AS HAVING ITS LEFT WING LOW WITH APPLICATION OF THE RIGHT RUDDER. HE FURTHER ADDED THAT THE WIND GUSTED AND RAISED THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING WHICH WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TOWARDS THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ADDED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAS ACCUMULATED APPROX. 1,000 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME OF WHICH SEVERAL HUNDRED HOURS WERE IN PA-28-161 AIRCRAFT. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT HE RECEIVED A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW IN A CESSNA 175 IN FEBRUARY 1999. A RUNWAY LIGHT LOCATED APPROX. 1,400 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY WAS DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROX. 1/2 MILE EAST OF RUNWAY 04 ON A MAGNETIC HEADING OF 310 DEGREES. (-23)LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING-RWY 4 MINERAL POINT WI (MRV) WINDS 340 20E24KT (CROSSWIND) AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT 1400 FT FROM APPROACH END- (RH OOTB WING) AIRCRFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT-IMPACTING IN A FIELD 1/2 MILE EAST OF AIRPORT. DAMAGE-BOTH WINGS, LANDING GEAR, FIREWALL/FUSELAGE PILOT INDICATED AWAS 340 18.
NTSB investigation
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