# Accident 19950617020599A: Piper PA32RT300, Peru, IL, June 17, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1995, 12:30 local time
- Place: Peru, IL
- Airport: Illinois Valley Regional/Walter A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3400° N, 89.1192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3400&lon=-89.1192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21873, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21873) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32RT-300 (registry code 7103215, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5D
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 2 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950617020599A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS DEPARTED KANKAKEE, IL FOR PERU, IL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING AND LANDING GEAR. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS INFLICTED. PILOT HAD ONLY 2.2 HRS. TOTAL TIME IN THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING CHECK OUT TIME. ON JUNE 17, 1995, AT 12:30 CDT, A PIPER PA-32, N21873, REGISTERED TO AVIATION PROFESSIONALS OF CHICAGO, IL. WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT IL. VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT, PERU, IL. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FOUR (4) PASSENGERS 9/8 REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PART 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KANKAKEE, IL AT APPROX. 1200 CDT WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. 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 CHI95LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA192), Jun 17, 1995: Piper PA-32RT-300 (N21873), Peru, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing. A factor in the accident was the runway light.

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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