19930514013989A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Chicago/West Ch, IL · May 14, 1993

Date
May 14, 1993 · 14:39 local
Place
Chicago/West Ch, IL
Airport
Dupage
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2947E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA172
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
102 total36 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Distracted by last minute wind and runway change. Impacted runway hard enough to drive gear up through wings.

As the FAA filed it

DISTRACTED BY LAST MINUTE WIND AND RUNWAY CHANGE. IMPACTED RUNWAY HARD ENOUGH TO DRIVE GEAR UP THROUGH WINGS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N2947E · 2

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