# NTSB CHI83LA040: Piper 601P, N6078U, Sheboygan, WI, November 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 18, 1982, 00:15 local (06:15 UTC)
- Place: Sheboygan, WI
- Location: 43.7698° N, 87.8517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHEBOYGAN COUNTY MEML INTL (SBM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7698&lon=-87.8517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA040
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72606/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA040

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, approach
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT NOTICED HAZE IN LIGHTS AT DESTINATION BUT HAD EXCELLENT GROUND CONTACT THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH. AT THRESHOLD HE ENTERED DENSE GROUND FOG & LOST ALL VISUAL CONTACT. THE ACFT CRASHED DURING THE GO-AROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6078U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078U-2011-07-22), registration cancelled 2011-07-22, S/N 61P07318063356, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601P
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (registry code 7106012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 61P-8063356
- Airframe hours: 543
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-S1A5 290 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Newtron Inc.
- Registered owner: Newtron Equipment Company
- Departed: GCK, GARDEN CITY
- Destination: 3R3, AUSTIN, TX
- Airport: SBM, Sheboygan County, runway 21, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,203 total, 2,240 in this make and model, 3,006 as pilot in command, 66 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 200° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Temperature: 86 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: GRB, 38 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821118070179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821118070179A), Nov 18, 1982: Piper PA60601P, Sheboygan, WI, Destroyed. Lost control on attempted go-around in dense ground fog. Runway was visible vertically but not horizontally.

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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