# NTSB CHI85LA216: Piper PA-32T-300, N39628, Milwaukee, WI, May 19, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 19, 1985, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Coordinates: 43.020206, -87.930221 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0202&lon=-87.9302&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA216
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13080/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA216

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper descent rate - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39628-2023-04-27), registration cancelled 2023-04-27, S/N 32R-7887127, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32T-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 39628
- Airframe hours: 11583
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850519020829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850519020829A), May 19, 1985: Piper PA32RT300T, Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Flared too high and landed hard on right main gear. Damaged right wing spar and ribs.

## Other investigations on N39628 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA040), Oct 23, 2022: Piper PA-32RT-300T (N39628), Lake Worth, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB CHI81DER40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DER40), Sep 14, 1981: Piper PA-32 (N39628), Crivitz, WI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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