# Accident 19890330005209A: Piper PA28235, Monee, IL, March 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Monee, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4180° N, 87.7504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4180&lon=-87.7504&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55191, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55191) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Reported engine: LYC O540B4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 40 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890330005209A

## Narrative

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

CAMSHAFT SEIZED,ENGINE TORE UP AND FAILED. STRUCK A DITCH ON NIGHT FORCED LANDING. PILOT HAD NOTICED METAL IN OIL.

## 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 CHI89LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA065), Mar 31, 1989: Piper PA-28-235 (N55191), Monee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE/INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER METAL FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL, AND WORN CAM LOBES/FOLLOWERS/PISTON PIN PLUGS, WHICH RESULTED IN OIL CONTAMINATION, RESTRICTION…

## Other reports on N55191 (1)

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

- [Incident 20040208010789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040208010789I), Feb 8, 2004: Piper PA28235 (N55191), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) After normal landing when the pilot applied brakes the right brake grabbed causing aircraft to exit runway and skid into soft terrain where the nose gear…

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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