Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-28 N2283Q

18 September 1994 · Madison, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 September 1994 at about 00:30 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N2283Q was involved in an accident near Madison, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Nearest airport
Dane Co. Regional Airport (MSN)
Coordinates
43.2100, -89.3404
Aircraft
Piper PA-28
Registration
N2283Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Sturdevant → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night/Dark
NTSB number
CHI94LA334

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT MAINTAINING A PROPER GLIDEPATH DURING HIS FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OPERATION PERFORMED BY THE PILOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON A RUNWAY SERVED BY VASI, REIL, AND HIGH INTENSITY RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTING. HE SAID HE LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD BECAUSE HIS '... LANDING APPROACH [WAS] TOO LOW... .' THE RUNWAY LIGHTING SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING ON THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD NOT HAD ANY NIGHT EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S ACCIDENT REPORT FORM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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