# Accident 19830210005009A: Piper PA28180, Vernon, IL, February 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1983, 15:00 local time
- Place: Vernon, IL
- Airport: Braun Rla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8014° N, 89.0875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8014&lon=-89.0875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8222W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8222W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 22 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830210005009A

## Narrative

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

LOST STUDENT PILOT LANDED AT A RLA STRIP DOWNWIND AND RAN OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 CHI83LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA106), Feb 10, 1983: Piper PA-28-180 (N8222W), Vernon, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8222W (2)

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

- [Incident 20210616014879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210616014879I), Jun 16, 2021: Piper PA-28-180 (N8222W), Mcgregor, TX, No damage. Flight instructor and student departed pwg, gained 400 feet of altitude when the engine ceased producing power. A hay field was directly in the flight path. A…
- [Accident 19780928033039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928033039A), Sep 28, 1978: Piper PA28180 (N8222W), Portland, IN, 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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