# Accident 19870920055119A: Piper PA28RT201T, Grayslake, IL, September 20, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1987, 23:15 local time
- Place: Grayslake, IL
- Airport: Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3398° N, 88.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3398&lon=-88.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8315S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8315S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 709 total, 265 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870920055119A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN SOFT TURF BESIDE RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL. TURNED RIGHT AND NOSED DOWN IN RAVINE. INADEQUATE RUNWAY LIGHTS.

## 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 CHI87LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA218), Sep 20, 1987: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N8315S), Grayslake, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8315S (3)

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

- [Incident 20030605024149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030605024149I), Jun 5, 2003: Piper PA28RT201T (N8315S), Grayslake, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing takeoff and landings when he failed to lower the landing gear.
- [Accident 19971122046089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971122046089A), Nov 22, 1997: Piper PA28RT201T (N8315S), Janesville, WI, No damage. (-23) The purpose of flight was an instructional check, to satisfy the requirements for Mr. Hackman, to rent aircraft from cardinal aviation services inc. Mr.…
- [Incident 19930802036889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930802036889I), Aug 2, 1993: Piper PA28RT201T (N8315S), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found nose down lock assembly was broken.

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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