# Incident 19851029065459I: Piper PA28161, Chicago, IL, October 29, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1985, 17:08 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Midway
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- 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: N8258N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8258N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851029065459I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT FAILED TO FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTIONS FOR TAXI. INSTRUCTED TO MAKE 180 BUT TAXIED ONTO ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N8258N (1)

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

- [Incident 19840110010699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840110010699I), Jan 10, 1984: Piper PA28161 (N8258N), Plainfield, IL, Minor damage. Right landing gear cylinder failed on the landing roll causing the gear to collapse.

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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