- Date
- December 22, 1984, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wisconsin Rapid, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2461NPiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841222070399A
- Case key
- 12981
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Sequence of events
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On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor
Terrain condition - icyFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Analysis
The plt stated that during takeoff into winds form 290 deg at 10 KTS gusting to 15 KTS, the acft began to slide to the left on the icy rwy. When the acft hit a snow bank along the rwy, the nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2461N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 79A0852
- Airframe hours
- 2,735
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paper Cities Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ISW · Wisconsin Rapid, WI
- Airport
- ISW · Alexander, runway 29, 3,785 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 20 in this make and model · 39 as pilot in command · 122 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 10 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.