# Accident 19990815012109A: Univar 1083, Johnson Creek, WI, August 15, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1999, 18:45 local time
- Place: Johnson Creek, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0693° N, 88.7703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0693&lon=-88.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4072C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4072C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stinson 108-3 (registry code 9230408, https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4165 series (registry code 27025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: UNIVAR 1083
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990815012109A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED ON A FARM STRIP, THE LEFT WING STRUCK CORN PLANTS, AND THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED. (.19) ON JULY 15, 1999, AT 1645 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A STINSON 108-3, N4072C, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (1,900 FEET BY 45 FEET, DRY/GRASS) NEAR JOHNSON CREEK, WISCONSIN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE EAST TROY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, EAST TROY, WISCONSIN, AT 1615.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE CORN ON THE SIDE OF THE LANDING STRIP AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT INTO THE CORN FIELD.                                                              (-23)AT TOUCH DOWN THE L WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRUG IN THE CORN AND IT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE CORN FIELD AND IT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  THE LANDING STRIP WAS APPROX 60' WIDE WITH TALL CORN ON L AND TALL WEEDS ON R.

## 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 CHI99LA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA294), Aug 15, 1999: Stinson 108-3 (N4072C), Johnson Creek, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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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