This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N8606P
- History of Flight:
On July 16, 2026, at about 1506 local time, a Piper PA-24-260 Comanche, N8606P, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain short of Baraboo/Wisconsin Dells Regional Airport (DLL/KDLL), Baraboo, Wisconsin. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The flight originated from Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE/KMHE), Mitchell, South Dakota, at 1232.
Preliminary ADS-B data shows that the airplane was cruising at 8,600 ft when it entered a quick descent for the airport. The data shows the airplane descending over the airport through 1,400 ft before it entered a tight base-to-final turn for runway 19, the airplane collided with terrain short of the runway.
- Weather:
At 1455, the winds were from 060 at 5 knots, 1.75 visibility, haze, an overcast ceiling at 2,500ft AGL, temperature 30 °C, dewpoint 21 °C, and an altimeter setting of 30.08 inches of mercury.
At 1520, the winds were from 050 at 3 knots, 1.75 visibility, haze, an overcast ceiling at 2,500ft AGL, temperature 30 °C, dewpoint 21 °C, and an altimeter setting of 30.07 inches of mercury.
METAR KDLL 161955Z AUTO 06005KT 1 3/4SM HZ OVC025 30/21 A3008 RMK AO2 T02970208
METAR KDLL 162020Z AUTO 05003KT 1 3/4SM HZ OVC025 30/21 A3007 RMK AO2 T03030212
A 70-year-old DOCTOR flying into minimum visibility, makes a hot dog turn to final and stalls, wrecking a perfectly good aircraft. And yes, just like that, your insurance rates skyrocket.
ReplyDeleteOr, you are trying as hard as you can to see through the smoke and haze to actually see the airport.
ReplyDeleteYou finally get a quick sight of it and you haul the airplane around too tight in an effort to get back to that spot, even though you can’t see it anymore, and stall.
Same outcome, a little less judgement, from someone who was in a similar spot, but didn’t stall.