# Accident 20150926017159A: Piper PA-24-260, West Bend, WI, September 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Airport: West Bend Municipal43
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4222° N, 88.1281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4222&lon=-88.1281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8583P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8583P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 25 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150926017159A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2015, AT 1530 CDT, A PIPER PA-24-260, N8583P, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOTED BY GORDON E. HERING^, A PARAPLEGIC, MISHANDLED THE LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 AT WEST BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WEST BEND, WI.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WAUKESHA, WI ON SEPTEMBER 26 AT APPROXIMETLY 1500 CDT.

## 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 GAA15CA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA287), Sep 26, 2015: Piper PA 24 (N8583P), West Bend, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain his descent rate during the landing, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.

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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