# Accident 19920908035589A: Piper PA22108, Harvard, IL, September 8, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Airport: Dacy Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4192° N, 88.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4192&lon=-88.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5029Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5029Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 70 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920908035589A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN TALL GRASS OFF EDGE RUNWAY. NOSED OVER DUE SOFT WET GROUND. BLAMED BLINDED BY SETTING SUN.

## 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 CHI92LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA268), Sep 8, 1992: Piper PA-22-108 (N5029Z), Harvard, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ALIGN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY DURING 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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