Middleton Muni - Morey Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Middleton, Wisconsin 53562
Thursday, June 5, 2014 11:15 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated he was taking off from a turf runway and he did not maintain directional control of the airplane on the soft runway surface. The airplane struck a runway edge marker, substantially damaging the airplane at the gear strut attachment point. The pilot reported there were no anomalies with the airplane prior to impact.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/5/2014
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1115
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Middleton
Event State WISCONSIN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 53562
Event Date Year 2014
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 430649N
Event Location Longitude 0893158W
Event Location Airport MIDDLETON MUNI - MOREY FIELD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID C29
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 234
Airport Elevation 928
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID C29
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation UTC
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) --
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 170
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KC29 051615Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A2998 RMK
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 33271
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 2 2014 12:58PM
User who most recently changed record bakd
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N752J
NTSB Number CEN14CA291
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC
Aircraft Model J230-SP
Aircraft Series Identifier NO SERIES
Aircraft Serial Number 804
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection 75
Airframe Hours 216
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name READ WILLIAM CHARLES
Aircraft Owner Street Address 813 OTTAWA TRL
Aircraft Owner City MADISON
Aircraft Owner State WI
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 537112940
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name READ WILLIAM CHARLES
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 813 OTTAWA TRL
Operator City MADISON
Operator State WI
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 537112940
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code C29
Departure City Middleton
Departure State WI
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1115
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code MSN
Destination City MADISON
Destination State WI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 2 2014 1:01PM
User who most recently changed record bakd
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19
Runway Length 2000
Runway Width 120
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --