41.6294° N, 88.2456° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainfield, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 19, 1990 · 12:00 local
Place
Plainfield, IL
Airport
Clow Internation Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N342KS
Reported as
Schler ASK21
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
550 total40 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Student incorrectly recovered from slack line position. Instructor unable to recover. Tow line broke. Wing damaged.
As the FAA filed it
STUDENT INCORRECTLY RECOVERED FROM SLACK LINE POSITION. INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO RECOVER. TOW LINE BROKE. WING DAMAGED.