- Date
- April 26, 1983, 09:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Platteville, WI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5548PPiper PA-24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830426016159A
- Case key
- 12151
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt entered the traffic pattern to land on rwy 27 in x-wind conditions. The rwy was 2200 ft long & was wet from light rain. After making 2 go-arounds, a landing was made on the 3rd apch. The plt reported that the braking was poor to nil. By the time he crested the top of a high point on the rwy, he realized that there was insufficient room remaining to go around or stop on the landing area. The acft continued off the rwy & went into a ravine. The plt estimated the wind was from the south southwest at 18, gusting 21 KTS. At madison, WI, the 0800 CDT wind was from 180 deg at 16 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5548P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-612
- Airframe hours
- 2,656
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Raymond Osterman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1982
- Departed
- MDW · Chicago, IL
- Airport
- C46 · Platteville, runway 27, 2,200 × 50 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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 520 total · 219 in this make and model · 13 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSN, 55 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 N5548P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.