# NTSB CHI05CA241: Piper PA-22-150, N2373P, Brodhead, WI, August 20, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 20, 2005, 08:40 local (13:40 UTC) - Place: Brodhead, WI - Coordinates: 42.591667, -89.375274 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5917&lon=-89.3753&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 20, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Milwaukee, WI FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62416 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA241 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62416/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA241 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude which resulted in an undershoot. A related factor was the vehicle the airplane contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - distance/altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with object, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - object - vehicle (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane contacted a vehicle while on final approach to land. The pilot stated that while on base leg in the traffic pattern, he appeared to be a "bit high" so he reduced the power slightly. The airplane started to "settle quickly" after he turned onto final approach, so he reapplied power and adjusted his flight controls to maintain airspeed. The pilot reported that his focus at this point was the runway and the corn field which was below him. He stated that the portion of the road that he could see and runway both appeared clear. The pilot reported everything appeared "normal" until he approached the edge of the corn field at which time he sensed he was low, so he added power. The pilot continued to report, "The crest of the road at the approach course was obscured by my own aircraft as I saw the terrain rising toward me. Interpreting it as sink despite my power, I did not realize it was actually the elevation rising. ... Seeing the road approach beneath my wheels all I can then recall was my bewilderment when the airplane lurched." The Chevy Blazer was traveling southbound on a road which boarders the east side of the airport. The right main landing gear struck the frame above the left rear passenger window, and the nose gear contacted the left side of the windshield and the driver's door window frame. The airplane traveled about 46 feet after striking the vehicle, coming rest in the grass area approximately 443 feet prior to the approach end of runway 21. Neither the pilot nor the driver of the vehicle saw each other prior to the impact. ## Factual narrative On August 20, 2005, at 0840 central daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N2373P, collided with a vehicle while landing on runway 21 (1,480 feet by 100 feet, grass) at the Brodhead Airport (C37), Brodhead, Wisconsin. The pilot received minor injuries and the driver of vehicle was not injured. The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Brooklyn, Wisconsin, at 0815. The pilot stated that while on base leg in the traffic pattern, he appeared to be a "bit high" so he reduced the power slightly. He stated the airplane started to "settle quickly" after he turned onto final approach, so he reapplied power and adjusted his flight controls to maintain airspeed. The pilot reported that his focus at this point was the runway and the corn field which was below him. He stated that the portion of the road that he could see and runway both appeared clear. The pilot reported everything appeared "normal" until he approached the edge of the corn field at which time he sensed he was low, so he added power. The pilot continued to report, "The crest of the road at the approach course was obscured by my own aircraft as I saw the terrain rising toward me. Interpreting it as sink despite my power, I did not realize it was actually the elevation rising. ... Seeing the road approach beneath my wheels all I can then recall was my bewilderment when the airplane lurched." According to the Green County Sheriff's Office the Chevy Blazer was traveling southbound on Brodhead Airport Road. This road boarders the east side of the airport. The airplane contacted the drivers side of the Blazer. The sheriff's office reported that appears as if the right main landing gear struck the frame above the left rear passenger window, and the nose gear contacted the left side of the windshield and the driver's door window frame. The airplane traveled about 46 feet after striking the vehicle, coming rest in the grass area approximately 443 feet prior to the approach end of runway 21. Neither the pilot nor the driver of the vehicle saw each other prior to the impact. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2373P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2373P-2010-11-01), registration cancelled 2010-11-01, S/N 22-2764, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-150 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-2764 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robin J. Bosley - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 7WI5, Brooklyn, WI - Destination: C37, Brodhead, WI ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: minor; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 1,490 total, 113 in this make and model, 1,308 as pilot in command, 37 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft broken - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: JVL ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050820024059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050820024059A), Aug 20, 2005: Piper PA22150, Brodhead, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) Piper pa 22, N2373P sustained substantial damage after striking a car while approach to land on runway 21 at broadhead airport, broadhead, Wisconsin on… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.