# Accident 20080730846159A: Piper PA22135, Oshkosh, WI, July 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2008, 13:10 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0107° N, 88.5498° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0107&lon=-88.5498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3671A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3671A-2009-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080730846159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT TOOK OFF FROM LONG HARD SURFACED RUNWAY A). INTO CROSSWINDS THAT WERE GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS, B). ON A HOT DAY WITH AIR DENSITY A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM (85 DEGREES IN SHADE AND OVER 100 ON RUNWAY), C). WITH A CALCULATED 200# OVER GROSS WEIGHT, D). WITH A STEEP CLIMB ATTITUDE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET, AND THE SHORT WING PIPER AIRCRAFT STALLED.

## 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 CHI08FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08FA222), Jul 30, 2008: Piper PA-22 (N3671A), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while taking off in gusting winds, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.

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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