# Accident 20120615010049A: Piper PA-28-181, Sheboygan, WI, June 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2012, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sheboygan, WI
- Airport: Sheboygan County Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7697° N, 87.8517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7697&lon=-87.8517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120615010049A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT KSBM. SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 18 KTS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE. DUE TO INCORRECT CROSSWIND CORRECTION BY THE PILOT, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. WHEN IT BECAME CLEAR THAT HE WAS GOING TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. TRACKS FROM THE LANDING GEAR INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED APPROXIMATELY 1800' BEFORE COMING TO REST IN A DEEP DITCH OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER IINDICATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, BUT AT A LOW POWER SETTING. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTATIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN12CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA380), Jun 15, 2012: Piper PA-28-181 (N721SM), Sheboygan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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