# Accident 20020802038079A: Piper PA22135, Lyons, WI, August 2, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2002, 14:00 local time
- Place: Lyons, WI
- Airport: Wag-Aero Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6917° N, 88.3000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6917&lon=-88.3000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3522A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3522A-2005-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 448 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020802038079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 08-02-02, PIPER PA-22-135, N3522A, DEPARTED UPHILL FROM RWY 05, AN INCLINED GRASS STRIP AT WAG-AERO AIRPORT, LYONS, WI., WITH VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY MID LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AGL. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTAINED FLIGHT UNTIL PASSING OVER THE CREST OF THE HILL AT WHICH TIME IT DID NOT REMAIN AIRBORNE AND IMPACTED A WOODED AREA TO THE LEFT AND DOWNHILL 100 YARDS FROM THE TOP/END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, NOSE, AND COCKPIT. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT, WHO WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE WRECKAGE, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES TO THE FACE AND HEAD.

## 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 CHI02LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA229), Aug 2, 2002: Piper PA22-135 (N3522A), Lyons, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain a sufficient rate-of-climb and to obtain a safe altitude/clearance from the tree line at end of the runway. Contributing factors were the uphill runway gradient and…

## Other reports on N3522A (1)

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

- [Incident 20000903031639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000903031639I), Sep 3, 2000: Piper PA22135 (N3522A), Brodhead, WI, Minor damage. (-23)On takeoff from runway 27 aircraft engine lost power and settled into corn field. Aircraft was removed from corn field and the engine was run by the…

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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