# Incident 19950225009509I: Piper PA28180, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, February 25, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1995, 10:45 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N253WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N253WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950225009509I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FEBRUARY 25, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 CST A PIPER PA-28-180, N253WM, REGISTERED TO SKYLINE AVIATION CLUB, INC., CHICAGO, IL WAS INVOLVED IN A PROP STRIKE DURING A SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO OTHER DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, WHEELING, IL ON FEBRUARY 25, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 CST. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

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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