Piper PA22-135 N3522A

Summary

On 2 August 2002 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA22-135 registered N3522A was involved in an accident near Lyons, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 August 2002 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lyons, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Wag-Aero (WI92)

Coordinates

42.6917, -88.3000

Aircraft

Piper PA22-135

Registration

N3522A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lyons → Lake Geneva

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA229

1 person had minor injuries.

Failure of the pilot to maintain a sufficient rate-of-climb and to obtain a safe altitude/clearance from the tree line at end of the runway. Contributing factors were the uphill runway gradient and the trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane took off to the northeast and was performing normally, according to the pilot. The pilot remained in ground effect until reaching the top of the hill (at the northeast end of the runway), at which point the airplane failed to clear a tree line approximately 100 yards off the end of the runway. The airplane impacted the trees at an altitude of 15~20ft agl. The last 1,000ft of the runway slopes upward. The engine was test run under the supervision of the FAA, and it operated satisfactory.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.