- Date
- December 17, 1978
- Place
- Waupun, WI · WAUPUN, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7607JPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report February 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781217041679A
- Case key
- 138402
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3887 78/12/17 WAUPUN,WI PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 1576 TIME - 1045 N7607J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 903 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILBERT GRAHN FM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILWAUKEE,WI WAUPUN,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TELEPHONED AIRPORT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7607J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilbert Grahn Fm
N7607JRegistered now · Piper PA-28R-180Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-180Engine modelLycoming I0360 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.