# Incident 20180422003999I: Piper PA-28-180, Wisconsin Rapid, WI, April 22, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2018, 10:45 local time
- Place: Wisconsin Rapid, WI
- Airport: Alexander Field South Wood Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3604° N, 89.8390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDER FLD SOUTH WOOD COUNTY (ISW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3604&lon=-89.8390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2221T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2221T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,188 total, 1,884 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180422003999I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12 STRUCK THE SNOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE NOSE WHEEL AND RIGHT MAIN WHEEL APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END . THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN THE AIRPLANE TO THE RUNWAY BUT OVER CORRECTED, WENT ACROSS THE RUNWAY, HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND ENTERED THE SNOW ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSEWHEEL STRUT BROKE OFF AND THE AIRPLANE STOPPED WITH THE NOSE RESTING ON THE ENGINE  COWL AND THE EMPENNAGE UP IN THE AIR.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PROP, ENGINE MOUNT, LEFT FLAP AND NOSE GEAR.

## Other reports on N2221T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20210108001559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210108001559I), Jan 8, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N2221T), Menominee, MI, Minor damage. On January 8, 2021 at approximately 8:15 am local time (CST), a Piper PA-28-180, n 2221T, [privacy data omitted] operated by a private pilot, received minor…

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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