- Date
- February 25, 1985, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ephriam, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N15652Piper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850225006969A
- Case key
- 13013
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft began drifting to the right during the landing flare. As the aircraft touched down the right wheel entered an area of slush. The aircraft then slid off the runway to the right into a snowbank, damaging the landing gear and left wing tip. The pilot stated that from the air the slushy area on the runway appeared to be a dry dusting of snow. A right steady crosswind component of 15 knots existed at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15652
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7305109
- Airframe hours
- 1,720
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lauson Chevrolet Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 10, 1985
- Departed
- MTW · Manitowoc, WI
- Airport
- 3D2 · Ephriam-Fish Creek, runway 32, 2,700 × 60 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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 84 total · 67 in this make and model · 50 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 15 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.