# Accident 20040207003539A: Piper PA28R200, Lone Rock, WI, February 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2004, 13:20 local time
- Place: Lone Rock, WI
- Airport: Tri-County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2117° N, 90.1817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2117&lon=-90.1817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5039S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5039S-2004-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040207003539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RAC ON IFR FLIGHT PLAN. HE OBTAINED WX BRIEF FROM FSS AND FROM DUATS. BOTH SHOWED FORECAST ICING. PILOT REPORT OF ICING ALSO. UPON ARRIVAL LNR, PILOT COMMENCED VOR-A APPROACH. PILOT CANCELLED IFR AT 1312 LOCAL. PILOT STATED TO SHERIFF DEPUTY HE "LOST LIFT" AND PROBABLY STALLED ON SHORT FINAL, 50 FEET AGL, PROBABLY DUE TO ICE ON AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED HE APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT TOO LATE. WITNESSES STATED THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANKS, AND FBO CONFIRMS AIRCRAFT FUEL BEFORE DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT ROLLED INVERTED, LANDING AND SLIDING ON ITS TOP. PILOT, AND WIFE AND 12-YEAR-OLD SON SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, POSSIBLY DESTROYED. PILOT STATED HE DESCENDED THROUGH OVERCAST, ACCUMULATED RIME ICING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI04LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA064), Feb 7, 2004: Piper PA-28R-200 (N5039S), Lone Rock, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued flight into icing conditions resulting in ice accretion on the wing and his failure to maintain airspeed resulting in a stall.

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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