# Incident 19901201064989I: Namer T28B, Springfield, IL, December 1, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1990, 11:33 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28XT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28XT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-28B (registry code 6402506, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T28B
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R1820*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,124 total, 35 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901201064989I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB. UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. LANDED SHORT OF TAXIWAY. VEERED INTO LIGHT AND EXIT SIGN.

## Other reports on N28XT (1)

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

- [Accident 20250811012569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250811012569A), Aug 11, 2025: North American T-28B (N28XT), Monitcello, IA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot reported propeller governor failure followed by engine failure resulted in unsuccessful landing in bean field.

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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