# Incident 19821127066819I: Piper PA24250, Kankakee, IL, November 27, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1982, 11:50 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0714° N, 87.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREATER KANKAKEE (IKK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0714&lon=-87.8463&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6179P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6179P-2004-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821127066819I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. DAMAGE INDICATES GEAR IN TRANSIT AT GROUND CONTACT. GEAR MOTOR SEPARATED.

## Other reports on N6179P (1)

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

- [Incident 19900721061659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721061659I), Jul 21, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N6179P), Sandwich, IL, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing. Nose gear centering pin missing.

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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