# Accident 19810705037989A: Piper PA20, West Chicago, IL, July 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9071° N, 88.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPAGE (DPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9071&lon=-88.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8912D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8912D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705037989A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR HIT FENCE ON GO-AROUND AT A PRIVATE STRIP. DAMAGE CAUSED GROUND LOOP LANDING AT LARGER AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI81DEE42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE42), Jul 5, 1981: Piper PA-22 (N8912D), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

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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