# NTSB CHI77FEP39: Piper PA-32, N15635, Madison, WI, June 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1977
- Place: Madison, WI · MADISON, WI
- Location: 43.0731° N, 89.4012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0731&lon=-89.4012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEP39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEP39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1896  77/6/17    MADISON,WI          PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 478
        TIME - 1111                    N15635              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUAX FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WAUSAU,WI                   NASHVILLE,TN                 CHAMPAIGN,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15635](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15635-2011-09-26), registration cancelled 2011-09-26, S/N 32-7340054, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Truax Field

## 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 19770617022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770617022009A), Jun 17, 1977: Piper PA32300, Madison, WI, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N15635 (2)

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 MIA01LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA079), Feb 15, 2001: Piper PA-32-300 (N15635), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to disengage the parking brake prior to taxi and his failure to stop and investigate the brakes when they malfunctioned during taxi for takeoff resulting in the wheel brakes…
- [NTSB MIA94LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA066), Feb 3, 1994: Piper PA-32-300 (N15635), Tamarac, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED CAUSES.

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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