- Date
- July 11, 1982, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N77697Fairchild 24R-46A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820711026589A
- Case key
- 70744
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Analysis
The pilot took off and remained in the traffic pattern to land on runway 27. He estimated that the wind was from 300 degrees at 10 knots. He reported that on final approach, he got too low; then about 200 ft short of the runway, his head wind was blocked by trees that were adjacent to the runway. He stated that the aircraft stalled at about 8 ft AGL and touched down about 150 ft short of the runway, damaging the aircraft. Seven miles north at the nearest weather station, the winds were reported from 190 degrees at 15, gusting to 20 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77697
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24R-46A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- RO-20058
- Airframe hours
- 1,700
- Engine
- Ranger 6-440C-5, 175 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald R. Genzmer
- Registered owner
- Donald R. Genzmer
- Departed
- Y78 · Franklin, WI
- Destination
- Y78 · Franklin, WI
- Airport
- Y78 · Rainbow, runway 27, 2,125 × 32 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 360 total · 360 in this make and model · 320 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 165 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N77697 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.