# Accident 20230819012089A: Piper J5A, Iola, WI, August 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2023, 12:54 local time
- Place: Iola, WI
- Airport: Central County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5075° N, 89.0242° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5075&lon=-89.0242&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35417, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35417) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230819012089A

## Narrative

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

AUGUST 19, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 CST, A PIPER J5A SERIAL NUMBER 5-668 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT CENTRAL COUNTY AIRPORT (68C) IN IOLA WISCONSIN. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NOSED OVER ON THE NORTH END OF A GRASS UNMARKED TAXI WAY AT A 30 DEGREE HEADING APPROXIMATELY 400 FEET FROM THE TREE LINE AT THE NORTH END OF THE TAXI WAY. THE GRASS TAXI WAY WAS EVENLY MOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 2-3 INCHES. THERE WAS NOT ANY NOTABLE FUEL SMELL AT THE SCENE WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS TOP SIDE. THE PROPELLER DID NOT INDICATE ANY EVIDENCE OF POWER OR BENDS CONSISTENT WITH TORSION. THE NOSE CONE DID NOT HAVE ROTATIONAL SCORING AND THERE WERE NOT ANY SIGNS OF GROUND SCARS FROM NORMAL POWER PROPELLER STRIKE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE LEFT POSITION. THE WING STRUTS WERE BENT, AND THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED FROM THE NOSE OVER. THERE WAS A GROUND SCAR APPROXIMATELY 16 FEET FROM THE RESTING AIRCRAFT NOSE CAUSE BY THE NOSE OVER. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ONTO ITS GEAR FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. SHOULDER HARNESSES WERE NOT INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT KPCZ 191755Z 16012G15KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A2988 RMK AO2 T02750168 10275 20160 FAIR.

## 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 CEN23FA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA369), Aug 19, 2023: Piper J5A (N35417), Iola, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after landing on a grass taxiway with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose over.

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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