# Accident 19940715027369A: Piper PA22135, Harvard, IL, July 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1994, 15:10 local time
- Place: Harvard, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4195° 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=42.4195&lon=-88.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8512C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8512C-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- Reported engine: LYC O290D2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,162 total, 505 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940715027369A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WET GRASS STRIP. BACK TAXIED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED TURNING OFF. NOSED OVER. INDICATES TOO FAST. SIDE LOADING.

## 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 CHI94LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA238), Jul 15, 1994: Piper PA-22 (N8512C), Harvard, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's excessive taxi speed. A factor in the accident was the wet grass runway.

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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