# Accident 19990720009419A: Piper PA24, Boscobel, WI, July 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1999
- Place: Boscobel, WI
- Airport: Boscobel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1308° N, 90.6995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1308&lon=-90.6995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6316P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6316P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990720009419A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 19 AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. (.19)ON JULY 20, 1999, AT 1710 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-24-180, N6316P, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING AT BOSCOBEL AIRPORT, BOSCOBEL, WISCONSIN.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN, WITH BOSCOBEL AS THE FINAL DESTINATION AIRPORT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS ABEAM THE RUNWAY NUMBERS WHEN THE ENGINE COUGHED ONCE AND THEN QUIT.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN A FIELD THAT PARALLELED THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A GULLY AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.                                                               (-23)SEE NARRATIVE CHI99LA246

## 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 CHI99LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA246), Jul 20, 1999: Piper PA-24-180 (N6316P), Boscobel, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper approach to landing. Factors included the carburetor icing, the delayed use of carburetor heat, the unsuitable terrain for landing, and the ditch.

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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