# Accident 19850109001259A: Piper PA32301, Wheeling, IL, January 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1985, 19:07 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Airport: Palwaukee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1309° N, 87.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1309&lon=-87.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83187, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83187) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 7 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850109001259A

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED AS AIRCRAFT SLID SIDEWAYS ON LANDING. STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHTS PUNCTURING FUEL CELL, SMALL FIRE ERUPTED.

## 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 CHI85LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA085), Jan 10, 1985: Piper PA-32-301 (N83187), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N83187 (1)

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

- [Incident 19850816066489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816066489I), Aug 16, 1985: Piper PA32301 (N83187), Princeton, IL, Minor damage. Struck privately installed utility wire during normal takeoff. Damage to wheel fairing. Wire may be relocated.

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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