CHI80DEP19

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Waukesha, WI · March 8, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 8, 1980
Place
Waukesha, WI · WAUKESHA, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N47952Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report April 8, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800308005969A
Case key
132326

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0165   80/3/8    WAUKESHA,WI         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 77 TOTAL
        TIME - 1215                    N47952              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUKESHA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUKESHA,WI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT ENCOUNTERED SNOW COVERED GRASS AFTER DEPG RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N47952
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Waukesha County

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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