# Incident 19850428027509I: Piper PA28180, Chicago, IL, April 28, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1985, 11:55 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40793, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40793-1990-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850428027509I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN LEFT MAIN GEAR TORQUE LINK BROKE.

## Other reports on N40793 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900209001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900209001829A), Feb 9, 1990: Piper PA28181 (N40793), Norton, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into trees near mountain top. Low ceiling and visibility in area with light rain.
- [Accident 19830204004959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830204004959A), Feb 4, 1983: Piper PA28180 (N40793), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was started and ran into parked aircraft on ramp. Snow on ramp surface.

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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