# Accident 20150905015079A: Venus Thomas E CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE, Port Wing, WI, September 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2015, 10:15 local time
- Place: Port Wing, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7686° N, 91.3886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7686&lon=-91.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N328TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N328TV-2018-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Venus Thomas E CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE (registry code 05623G3, https://openairdocs.org/model/venus-thomas-e-cp328-super-emeraude) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VENUS THOMAS E CP328 SUPER EMERAUDE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 75 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150905015079A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS TOO LOW WHILE ON APPROACH TO A 2500' X 150' CUT HAY FIELD.  THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND.  THE AIRCRAFT TAIL IMPACTED A LARGE, ROUND HAY BALE ON THE APPROACH END OF THE FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND CAME TO A REST INVERTED.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AREA BEHIND THE TWO SEATS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT CARBURETOR ICE PREVENTED THE ENGINE FROM RESPONDING TO THROTTLE APPLICATION.

## 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 CEN15LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA413), Sep 5, 2015: Venus CP328 Super Emeraude (N328TV), Port Wing, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s undershooting the landing area and the subsequent impact with a hay bale. Also causal to the accident was the operation of the airplane in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which…

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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