# Accident 20160201004839A: Piper PA-28-140, Sturtevant, WI, February 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2016, 17:15 local time
- Place: Sturtevant, WI
- Airport: Sylvania
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7036° N, 87.9539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7036&lon=-87.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1572J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1572J-2017-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 703 total, 613 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160201004839A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 1, 2016 AT 1715 CST A PIPER PA-28-140 REGISTERED TO BLUE MOON AVIATION LLC COLLIDED WITH A MOVING SEMITRUCK TRAILER WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26L AT SYLVANIA AIRPORT (C89), STURTEVANT, WI.  THE IMPACT RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ALL THREE LANDING GEARS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED WITH THE SKY CLEAR AND VISIBILITY 10 STATUE MILES. THE OFFICIAL SUNSET WAS AT 1703 CST. THE PAPI(PRECISION APPROACH PATH INDICATOR) GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR RUNWAY 26L WAS INOPERATIVE.  AFTER A GO-AROUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON RUNWAY 26R (GRASS). THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BATTEN AIRPORT, RACINE, WI ON FEBRUARY 1, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1645 CST.

## 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 CEN16LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA097), Feb 1, 2016: Piper PA 28-140 (N1572J), Sturtevant, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during a landing at dusk, which resulted in impact with a moving ground vehicle. Contributing to the accident was the inoperative precision approach…

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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