# Accident 19950812023429A: Piper PA28R201, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 00:30 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1307° N, 87.9205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1307&lon=-87.9205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43847, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43847-2018-01-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023429A

## Narrative

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

YAWED DURING FULL FLAP LANDING BEGAN GO AROUND. DUMPED FLAPS AND STALLED. IMPROPER GO AROUND PROCEDURE. (-23) ON AUGUST 12, 1995, AT 0030 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28R-201, OPERATED BY HECTIC AIR, INC., AND PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT RONALD P. BERRYMAN SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED THE TERRAIN AFTER AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AT PALWAUKEE AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 16. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY AND THE SOLE PASSENGER REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN DELAVAN, WISC, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF WHEELING, ID. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 CHI95LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA273), Aug 12, 1995: Piper PA-28R-201 (N43847), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's abrupt raising of the flaps during the attempted go-around and the resulting stall.

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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