- Date
- November 27, 1976
- Place
- Ashippun, WI · ASHIPPUN, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6273JPiper PA-32R
- Status
- Completed · report April 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761127039529A
- Case key
- 156510
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3985 76/11/27 ASHIPPUN,WI PIPER PA-32R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 315 TIME - 0800 N6273J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FETTIG FARMS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHIPPUN,WI HARTFORD,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FRESH SNOW 3-5 INCHES. RIGHT MAIN WHEEL DROPPED IN HOLE ON SOD RUNWAY COVERED WITH SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6273J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fettig Farms
N6273JRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-300Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.