# Accident 19950815028679A: Piper PA38112, Champaign-Urban, IL, August 15, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1995, 19:15 local time
- Place: Champaign-Urban, IL
- Airport: University Of Illinois-Willar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1091° N, 88.2597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1091&lon=-88.2597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N381AV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950815028679A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON GO AROUND ROLL. EXITED RUNWAY. HIT A SIGN WITH LET WING. DEPARTED WITH DAMAGED WING. LANDED SAFELY. (-23) ON AUGUST 15, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 CDT, A PIPER PA-38-112 TOMAHAWK, N381AV, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 22R DURING A TAKEOFF ROLL AT WILLARD AIRPORT, SAVOY, IL. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN, CONTINUED FURTHER LEFT AND EVENTUALLY BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND HIS PASSENGER RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE BY THE OPERATOR'S DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE REVEALED THE OUTER THIRD OF THE LEFT WING WAS TWISTED DOWNWARD SHARPLY WITH A LARGE GASH IN THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING. THE WING'S LOWER SPAR CAP HAD BEEN SEVERED. NEITHER OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED INJURIES. THE AIRPORT RUNWAY SIGN WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI95LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA280), Aug 16, 1995: Piper PA-38-112 (N381AV), Champaign, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N381AV (1)

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

- [Incident 20061006021359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061006021359I), Oct 6, 2006: Piper PA38112 (N381AV), London, KY. (-23) On a flight from batavia, Ohio, the pilot landed the aircraft at kloz because he had lost altitude and airspeed indications. After conversation with the…

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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