# Accident 19870927056569A: Piper PA38112, Joliet, IL, September 27, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Airport: Joilet Park District Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5508° N, 88.1301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5508&lon=-88.1301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6320A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6320A-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 437 total, 182 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870927056569A

## Narrative

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

WAITED TOO LONG TO GO AROUND. HAD TO HIT BRAKES HARD TO PREVENT AN OVERSHOOT. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 CHI87LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA223), Sep 27, 1987: Piper PA-38-112 (N6320A), Joliet, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6320A (1)

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

- [Accident 19800828038739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828038739A), Aug 28, 1980: Piper PA38112 (N6320A), Stratford, WA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

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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