# Accident 20030819021449A: Piper PA25260, Brandon, WI, August 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Brandon, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.6219° N, 88.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6219&lon=-88.7667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4346Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4346Y-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25260
- Reported engine: LYC O540G1A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,700 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819021449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT HAD MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER CORN FIELD. ON LAST PASS HE ENCOUNTERED WIND SHEAR CROSSING TREE LINE. AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO CORN. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN FLYING SPEED, AIRCRAFT TUMBLED. IMPACT BROKE ENGINE MOUNTS, SPLIT FUEL TANK. POST-IMPACT FIRE DESTROYED RIGHT WING.

## 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 CHI03LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA272), Aug 19, 2003: Piper PA-25 (N4346Y), Brandon, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain clearance from the corn crop during an aerial application maneuver. Additional factors were the terrain induced turbulence and the corn crop.

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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