# Accident 19900317004639A: Piper PA28RT201T, Chicago, IL, March 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1990, 10:40 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Merrill C Meigs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8702° N, 87.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8702&lon=-87.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4340K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4340K-1990-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201T (registry code 7102817, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 248 total, 70 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317004639A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BY WIND GUST ON FLARE. MADE HARD LANDING DRIFTING SIDEWAYS. COLLAPSED RIGHT GEAR.

## 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 CHI90LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA099), Mar 17, 1990: Piper PA28R (N4340K), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING.

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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