# Accident 19990524021619A: Piper PA28161, Mineral Point, WI, May 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mineral Point, WI
- Airport: Iowa County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8606° N, 90.1795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8606&lon=-90.1795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2941Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2941Y-2000-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990524021619A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI99LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA161), May 24, 1999: Piper PA-28-161 (N2941Y), Mineral Point, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the inadequate planning and decision by the pilot and the exceeded crosswind capability of the airplane. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the gusts.

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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