# NTSB CHI82DA219: Piper PA-28-151, N1437X, Pardeeville, WI, June 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: June 19, 1982, 22:00 local (Jun 20, 1982, 03:00 UTC)
- Place: Pardeeville, WI
- Location: 43.5373° N, 89.3026° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pardeeville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5373&lon=-89.3026&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72158/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA219

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - flare/touchdown
  - object - building(nonresidential) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO THE SOD RUNWAY (36). HE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TREETOP HIGH, A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A PLAY HOUSE AND THEN THE LEFT WING HIT A METAL STORAGE BUILDING. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 280 DEGREES AT 8 GUSTING 15 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1437X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1437X-1989-08-14), registration cancelled 1989-08-14, S/N 287515327 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-151
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7515327
- Airframe hours: 598
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E3D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Roland R. Rohde
- Registered owner: Roland R. Rohde
- Departed: C47, PORTAGE, WI
- Destination: LEESBURG, VA
- Airport: Rhodes A/P, runway 36, 1,900 × 0 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 529 total, 265 in this make and model, 460 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Temperature: 142 °F

## 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 19820619027009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619027009A), Jun 19, 1982: Piper PA28151, Pardeeville, WI, Substantial damage. Wind caused aircraft to drift off runway striking buildings on the airport.

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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