Piper PA-38-112 N9555T

Summary

On 18 January 1984 at about 18:21 local time, a Piper PA-38-112 registered N9555T was involved in an accident near Holman, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 January 1984 at 18:21

Classification

Accident

Location

Holman, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Holland (36WI)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-38-112

Registration

N9555T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lacrosse → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA088

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER FLYING IN THE LOCAL AREA FOR APRX 40 MINUTES THE PLT DECIDED TO SHOOT A LANDING AT AN AIRPARK BEFORE RETURNING TO HIS HOME ARPT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARB HEAT ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AND THEN RETURNED IT TO OFF POSITION. HE FLEW THE REMAINDER OF THE PATTERN WITH NO CARB HEAT. ON FINAL, WHEN THE PLT APPLIED 'A LITTLE' POWER, THE ENG WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG AND LANDED THE ACFT SHORT OF THE RWY IN SNOW COVERED TERRAIN. THE NOSE GEAR ASSEM'Y BUCKLED DURING LANDING. THE ENG WAS RUN AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND FOUND TO BE CAPABLE OF NORMAL OPERATION. THE TEMP/DEW POINT WAS 12/-5 DEG F RESPECTIVELY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.