# Accident 20010609039469A: Cessna 172M, Madison, WI, June 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2001, 12:15 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Morey Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0996° N, 89.4992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0996&lon=-89.4992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N191WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 42 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010609039469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MIDDAY JUNE 9, 2001 MR. BRADLEY SCHMIDT, SSAN 77524418, PERFORM 8 OR 9 APPROACHES TO RUNWAY 30 (ASPHALT) AT MIDDLETON, WI MOREY AIRPORT (C29). THESE APPROACHES TERMINATED WITH TOUCH & GO LANDINGS. MR. SCHMIDT SWITCHED TO RUNWAY 36 (SOD) FOR HIS NEXT APPROACH. DURING THE TAKEOFF FROM THIS TOUCH & GO LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED. MR. SCHMIDT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AS HE NEARED THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 36. AS THE AIRCRAFT LOST SPEED THE NOSE WHEEL BURIED IN THE SOFT SOD SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON IT'S BACK. MR. SCHMIDT WAS NOT INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE FUSELAGE (REAR SPAR CARRY-THRU) AND THE ENGINE MOUNT. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE.

## 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 CHI01LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA159), Jun 9, 2001: Cessna 172M (N191WW), Middleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot attempted a touch and go on unsuitable terrain. A factor associated with the accident was the tall wet grass airstrip on which the touch and go was attempted.

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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