- Date
- May 19, 1985, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Milwaukee, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N39628Piper PA-32T-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850519020829A
- Case key
- 13080
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Analysis
The pilot stated that the approach was normal and flown at 90 KIAS. He flared high and the acft landed hard on the right main landing gear, due to the excessive rate of decent. The damage was limited to the right wing spar and ribs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39628
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32T-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 39628
- Airframe hours
- 11,583
- Engine
- Lycoming TSIO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dr. Theodore G. Green
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 13, 1984 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- Burlington, WI
- Airport
- MWC · Timmerman, runway 22L, 2,859 × 255 ft, grass/turf
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 362 total · 82 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MWC
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 N39628 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.