# Accident 19990828025489A: Piper PA23250, Osceola, WI, August 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1999, 18:30 local time
- Place: Osceola, WI
- Airport: L O Simenstad Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3090° N, 92.6894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3090&lon=-92.6894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6592Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6592Y-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828025489A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 28, 1999, AT 1830 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-23-250, N6592Y, PILOTED AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 10 (3,862 FEET X 75 FEET DRY/ASPHALT) AT L. O. SIMENSTAD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, OSCEOLA, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.  THE FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS DESTINED FOR LAKE ELMO AIRPORT, ST PAUL, MINNESOTA. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 10 AND ROTATED AT 80 KNOTS.  HE STATED THAT BETWEEN 80 AND 100 KNOTS, THE RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER.  HE SAID THAT HE FLEW IN GROUND EFFECT AND CONTACTED A TELEPHONE SWITCHING BOX 50 TO 100 YARDS PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 10.  THREE TRAILS WERE FOUND IN THE TERRAIN LEADING UP TO A BERM THAT WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THAT BOX.  FENCE POLES, LOCATED BETWEEN THE BOX AND THE POINT THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST, WERE FOUND BENT IN THE DIRECTION THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED.  THE ATTACHED FENCING MATERIAL WAS FOUND L AYING ON THE GROUND ALSO IN THAT DIRECTION. HE SAID THAT THE CONTACT COLLAPSED THE STABILIZER AND THAT THE AIRPLANE MUSHED DOWN IN A CORNFIELD.  HE SAID THAT THE GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE LEFT PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED IN THE CONTACT WITH TERRAIN.                                                         (-23)EYE WITNESS STATEMENT INDICATES ENGINE WOULD NOT START, OBSERVED ATTEMPTED SINGLE ENGINE TAKEOFF. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATED THAT THE WITNESS COULD NOT CONFIRM THAT A TAKE-OFF WAS ATTEMPTED.

## 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 CHI99LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA316), Aug 28, 1999: Piper PA-23-250 (N6592Y), Osceola, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper preflight decision to attempt a takeoff with one engine inoperative.

## Other reports on N6592Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19960508027199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960508027199I), May 8, 1996: Piper PA23250 (N6592Y), Cumberland, WI, Minor damage. Narrative: on 05-08-96, at 1215 local time a Piper PA-23-250, owned and operated by (identity expunged) landed at Cumberland, WI (ube) gear up during…

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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