# NTSB CHI73DEP45: Piper PA-28, N686FL, Middleton, WI, March 30, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 30, 1973
- Place: Middleton, WI · MIDDLETON, WI
- Location: 43.1070° N, 89.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1070&lon=-89.5063&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEP45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0699  73/3/30    MIDDLETON,WIS       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 41 TOTAL
        TIME - 1410                    N686FL              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOREY ARPT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          S.BELOIT,ILL                MIDDLETON,WIS                WATERTOWN,WISC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
        REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG DRIFTED OFF INTO MUD ADJ TO RWY.DMGD PROP,NOSEWHEEL AND WING TIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N686FL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Morey Arpt

## 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 19730330007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730330007519A), Mar 30, 1973: Piper PA28140, Middleton, WI, Substantial damage. Bounced ldg drifted off into mud adj to rwy. Dmgd prop,nosewheel and wing tip.

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.

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