Piper PA-28-161 N40037

Summary

On 1 July 1982 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N40037, operated by Dave A. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Ladysmith, 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

1 July 1982 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Ladysmith, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

45.4608, -91.0899

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N40037

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dave A. Johnson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manitowish Wate → Mankato

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI82DA230

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

THE STUDENT PILOT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE AND ROUGH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE STUDENT HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING FROM THE ENGINE AFTER ABOUT 35 MINUTES OF FLIGHT. HE REDUCED POWER WHICH HELPED BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL NOISY. THE STUDENT SELECTED A MOWED FIELD FOR LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE INTO ROCKY TERRAIN. ONE PUSH ROD IN THE ENGINE WAS FOUND BOWED ABOUT 2 INCHES AND THERE WAS SIGNS OF OIL SPILLAGE. NO OTHER MALFUNCTIONS NOTED. SIX QUARTS OF OIL REMAINED IN THE SUMP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.