# Accident 19930919042179A: Piper PA34200T, New Lenox, IL, September 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1993, 16:30 local time
- Place: New Lenox, IL
- Airport: New Lenox-Howell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5099° N, 87.9791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5099&lon=-87.9791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8753E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8753E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,915 total, 10 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA370) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919042179A

## Narrative

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

MISREAD WIND SOCK. OVERRAN SHORT RUNWAY LANDING DOWNWIND. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI93LA370](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA370), Sep 19, 1993: Piper PA-34-200T (N8753E), New Lenox, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY BY THE PILOT AFTER MISREADING THE WIND SOCK. THE RESULTANT TAILWIND WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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