# Accident 19890715022629A: Piper PA32301, Grays Lake, IL, July 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1989, 12:01 local time
- Place: Grays Lake, IL
- Airport: Campbell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3402° N, 88.0303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3402&lon=-88.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8301F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8301F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 412 total, 74 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715022629A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR. FAILED TO RECOVER FROM BOUNCES OR TO GO AROUND.

## 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 CHI89LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA139), Jul 15, 1989: Piper PA-32-301 (N8301F), Grayslake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE AND RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND HIS FAILURE TO GO AROUND (WHEN THERE WAS SUFFICIENT SPEED AND RUNWAY REMAINING). A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS HIS LACK OF RECENT…

## Other reports on N8301F (2)

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

- [Incident 19960717030689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960717030689I), Jul 17, 1996: Piper PA32301 (N8301F), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot lost directional control during a crosswind landing and ran off the side of the runway, causing minor damage to the nosewheel and propeller.…
- [Incident 19940704030769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940704030769I), Jul 4, 1994: Piper PA32301 (N8301F), Portsmouth, NH. Aircraft pulled to right. Unable to correct swerve. Left the runway.

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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