# Incident 19850816058929I: Piper PA28140, Plainfield, IL, August 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1985, 15:40 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6294° N, 88.2456° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6294&lon=-88.2456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5572V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5572V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 5 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850816058929I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING TOUCHDOWN IN CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N5572V (1)

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

- [Accident 19810214004319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810214004319A), Feb 14, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N5572V), Joliet, IL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Aircraft hit snowbank.

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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