# Accident 19920824032929A: Piper PA28140, Marseiller, IL, August 24, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1992, 19:45 local time
- Place: Marseiller, IL
- Airport: Prairie Lake Hunt Club
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3192° N, 88.6795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3192&lon=-88.6795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5544J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5544J-2018-08-25) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 202 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920824032929A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED ON TAKEOFF. SETTLED TO RUNWAY TRIED GO AROUND. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS.

## 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 CHI92LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA255), Aug 25, 1992: Piper PA-28-140 (N5544J), Marseilles, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. A FACTOR WAS THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N5544J (1)

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

- [Accident 20170527004909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170527004909A), May 27, 2017: Piper PA-28-140 (N5544J), Gilbert, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot was on a local flight and while on descent to landing, pilot was attempting to land on the numbers when the nose gear of aircraft made contact with…

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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