# Accident 19950402006359A: Piper PA22108, Kankakee, IL, April 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1995, 15:15 local time
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Airport: Greater Kankakee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1101° N, 87.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1101&lon=-87.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4917Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4917Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,551 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950402006359A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING. DRAGGED AWING AND DEPARTED RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT. COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN BENT WING SPAR. (-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING AND RAN OFF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## 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 CHI95LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA131), Apr 2, 1995: Piper PA-22-20-108 (N4917Z), Kankakee, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

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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