# NTSB CHI81DEP35: Piper PA-24, N9249P, Washington Is, WI, July 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1981
- Place: Washington Is, WI · WASHINGTON IS, WI
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEP35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1500  81/7/17    WASHINGTON IS,WI    PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 638
        TIME - 2345                    N9249P              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WASHINGTON ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINFIELD,IL               WASHINGTON IS,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9249P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9249P-1993-09-24), registration cancelled 1993-09-24, S/N 244558 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Washington Island

## 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 19810717048819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717048819A), Jul 17, 1981: Piper PA24260, Washington Isla, WI, Substantial damage. Lost control while avoiding animal on wet grass runway. Slid off end of runway sideways, collapsed gear.

## Other investigations on N9249P (1)

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.

- [NTSB NYC93LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA178), Aug 29, 1993: Piper PA-24-260 (N9249P), Factoryville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION BY FAILING TO PROPERLY SET THE STABILATOR TRIM TAB.

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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