CHI83LA354

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Juneau, WI · July 31, 1983

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 31, 1983, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
Place
Juneau, WI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N8632DPiper PA-22
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19830731037819A
Case key
12290

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

UndershootApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Altitude - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Hard landingApproach - vfr pattern - final approach
Nose gear collapsedLanding - flare/touchdown
Landing gear,nose gear assembly - overloadFactor

Analysis

The pilot stated that he made the approach at 85-90 mph with 40 degrees flaps and 1100 RPM. The winds were from 270 degrees at 10 KTS gusting to 20 KTS the acft started to sink on the short final and the pilot applied power and pulled back on the stick in an attempt to clear the rwy end. The main landing gear hit the runway lip forcing the acft back into the air after which it stalled and landed hard collapsing the nose gear.

Aircraft

Registration
N8632D
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Serial number
22-5835
Airframe hours
2,795
Engine
Lycoming O-320-32A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Dirk E. Oleszak
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · April 12, 1983 · 14 hours before
Airport
UNU · Dodge County, runway 26, 1,940 × 70 ft

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
30
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
89 total · 5 in this make and model · 418 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
270° at 10 knots, gusting 20
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.