# NTSB CHI74DEP01: Piper PA-22, N57260, Menomonee Fls, WI, July 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 9, 1974
- Place: Menomonee Fls, WI · MENOMONEE FLS, WI
- Location: 43.1789° N, 88.1173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menomonee Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1789&lon=-88.1173&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128673
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEP01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2028   74/7/9    MENOMONEE FLS,WIS   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 202
        TIME - 1700                    N57260              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 187 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AERO PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREEN BAY,WIS               MENOMONEE FLS,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- TRIED TO AVOID DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N57260 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aero Park

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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