# Accident 19910624023759A: Piper PA28RT201, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, June 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1991, 06:45 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1298° N, 87.9201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1298&lon=-87.9201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2126K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,898 total, 300 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910624023759A

## Narrative

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

GEAR RETRACTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. PILOT HAD OVERRIDE ON.

## 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 CHI91LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA201), Jun 24, 1991: Piper PA-28-201R (N2126K), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE LANDING GEAR LEVER NOT BEING ENGAGED, THE USE OF AN INADEQUATE PROCEDURE BY THE…

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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