# Accident 19920614020099A: Piper PA28140, Rockford, IL, June 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1992, 11:20 local time
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Cottonwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1896° N, 89.0592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1896&lon=-89.0592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56311, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56311-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 2 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614020099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO CORNFIELD OFF END OF RUNWAY. HOT DAY, SHORT STRIP, AND FULL LOAD WERE FACTORS.

## 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 CHI92LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA174), Jun 14, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N56311), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S PREMATURE LIFTOFF. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE INSTRUCTOR'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE, AND THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE…

## Other reports on N56311 (1)

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

- [Accident 19821105057869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821105057869A), Nov 5, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N56311), Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power after takeoff and crash occurred during emergency 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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