# Accident 20031121033529A: Piper PA32300, Superior, WI, November 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Superior, WI
- Airport: Richard Bong Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6939° N, 92.0947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6939&lon=-92.0947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28693, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28693) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 242 total, 17 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031121033529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2003, AT 1130 CST, A PIPER PA-32-300 OWNED AND OPERATED BY ROBERT HAVRILAK DEPARTED THE RUNWAY DURING A LANDING AT THE SUPERIOR WI AIRPORT (SUW) ON A PERSONNEL FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE ONE CREW MEMBER WAS UNINJURED. THE PIC HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT (SEL) CERTIFICATE WITH NO ADDITIONAL RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MINNEAPOLIS CRYSTAL AIRPORT (MIC) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2003 AT 1020 CST.

## 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 CHI04LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA034), Nov 21, 2003: Piper PA-32-300 (N28693), Superior, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the ditch that the airplane contacted.

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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