38.9746° N, 89.1107° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Vandalia, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 5, 1973
Place
Vandalia, IL
Airport
Vandaila
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5944Z
Reported as
Piper PA22108
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
58 total58 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Lndd while drifting to r.applied l rudder bfr t/d.nose wheel touched,acft turned l,r wing hit rwy.
As the FAA filed it
LNDD WHILE DRIFTING TO R.APPLIED L RUDDER BFR T/D.NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED,ACFT TURNED L,R WING HIT RWY.