- Date
- January 9, 1978
- Place
- Amery, WI · AMERY, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8005WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780109004039A
- Case key
- 158605
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0284 78/1/9 AMERY,WI PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 83 TOTAL TIME - 1650 N8005W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMERY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AMERY,WI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 12 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8005W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Amery Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8005W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI89LA137Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChippewa Falls, WIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while attempting to land in crosswind conditions. During the ensuing aborted landing, the pilot failed to ensure adequate obstacle clearance and the aircraft's left wing struck the wind sock pole.NTSB CHI65D0163Accident · No injuriesClosedWheeling, IL