- Date
- October 2, 1978
- Place
- Platteville, WI · PLATTEVILLE, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N555DGPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781002034579A
- Case key
- 139136
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3488 78/10/2 NR.PLATTEVILLE,WI PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 6053 TIME - 0805 N555DG PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 2355 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATTEVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUBUQE,IA PLATTEVILLE,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N555DG
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Platteville
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.