# Accident 19800913057499A: Piper PA28140, New Lenox, IL, September 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1980, 11:00 local time
- Place: New Lenox, IL
- Airport: Howell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5096° N, 87.9706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Lenox, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5096&lon=-87.9706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55526, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55526-2008-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913057499A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ALLOWED AIRSPEED TO BECOME LOW, HIGH SINK RATE. LANDED SHORT, BOUNCED ONTO RUNWAY. IMPACT FOLDED NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80DEE55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE55), Sep 13, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N55526), New Lenox, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55526 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060804017569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060804017569A), Aug 4, 2006: Piper PA28140 (N55526), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was taxiing on the parallel taxiway to runway 12 at the Millard, Nebraska airport, when it was struck by an aircraft that made an emergency…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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