# NTSB CHI81DEP24: Piper PA-28, N1845T, Franksville, WI, June 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1981
- Place: Franksville, WI · FRANKSVILLE, WI
- Location: 42.7600° N, 87.9134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franksville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7600&lon=-87.9134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 22, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125480
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1169  81/6/22    FRANKSVILLE,WI      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 223
        TIME - 1300                    N1845T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          RACINE,WI                   RETURN                       FRANKSVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- TOUCH-DWN ON APCH END OF RWY SLIGHTLY FAST,BGN PORPOISING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1845T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1845T-1984-07-03), registration cancelled 1984-07-03, S/N 28-7125278 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hunt

## 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 19810622035419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622035419A), Jun 22, 1981: Piper PA28140, Franksville, WI, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed initiating go-around and crashed into trees off end of departure runway.

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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