# Accident 19950301002899A: Piper PA32RT300, Joliet, IL, March 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Joliet, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5201° N, 88.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5201&lon=-88.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1978J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978J-1996-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 823 total, 415 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950301002899A

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL PRESSURE AND POWER LOSS. LANDED ON A ROAD. STRUCK EMBANKMENT. NR4 CYLINDER SEPARATED STUDS HAD BROKEN. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ON MAR. 1, 1995 FROM DUPAGE AIRPORT, WEST CHICAGO, IL TO BLOOMINGTON, IL. SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING DUPAGE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. SUBSEQUENTLY, A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE QUIT. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON A FRONTAGE ROAD NEAR I-55 IN JOLIET, IL. AFTER LANDING, DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT HIT EMBANKMENT AT A CURVE IN THE ROAD. PILOT NOR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED BUT AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI95LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA097), Mar 1, 1995: Piper PA-32RT (N1978J), Joliet, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the number four cylinder due to a loose cylinder hold down stud. A factor in the accident was the embankment.

## Other reports on N1978J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840503027539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840503027539I), May 3, 1984: Piper PA32RT300 (N1978J), Southlake, TX, Minor damage. Nose wheel collapsed after dropping into a hole while taxiing to the ramp.

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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