# Accident 20240814011939A: Piper PA-32-260, Chetek, WI, August 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2024, 12:31 local time
- Place: Chetek, WI
- Airport: Chetek Municipal-Southworth
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3055° N, 91.6354° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3055&lon=-91.6354&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3613W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3613W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 4 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA322) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240814011939A

## Narrative

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

DURING A LANDING THE PIC REPORTED FLARING TOO MUCH CAUSING A BOUNCE. AFTER THE BOUNCE THE PIC APPLIED POWER TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. AFTER APPLYING POWER THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN, BOUNCED AGAIN AND THE PIC HIT HIS HEAD. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, VEERED TO THE LEFT LEAVING THE AIRPORT PROPERTY BEFORE CROSSING A ROAD AND IMPACTING TREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND BOTH WINGS TORN OFF. ENGINE DATA RECOVERED FROM THE GARMIN G3X SHOWED THE ENGINE RPM WAS INCREASED FROM 980 RPM TO 2660 RPM WHERE IT REMAINED UNTIL IMPACT.

## 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 CEN24LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA322), Aug 14, 2024: Piper PA-32-260 (N3613W), Chetek, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and hard landing.

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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