# NTSB CHI80DEP19: Piper PA-28, N47952, Waukesha, WI, March 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1980
- Place: Waukesha, WI · WAUKESHA, WI
- Location: 43.0091° N, 88.2451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waukesha, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0091&lon=-88.2451&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132326
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEP19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP19

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47952-2019-07-08), registration cancelled 2019-07-08, S/N 28-7816168, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-161](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (registry code 7102803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waukesha County

## 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 19800308005969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800308005969A), Mar 8, 1980: Piper PA28161, Waukesha, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on takeoff roll. Ran off side of runway through a fence.

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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