# Accident 19951224042699A: Piper PA28RT201, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, December 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1995, 10:20 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9509° N, 88.3893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9509&lon=-88.3893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8162S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8162S-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28RT-201 (registry code 7102818, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28rt-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28RT201
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,303 total, 37 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951224042699A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. BLAMED DOWNDRAFT UNABLE TO TIMELY FLARE FOR LANDING. LIGHT CROSSWIND. BENT WING AND GEAR. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT GUSTING WINDS AND DOWNDRAFTS CAUSED HIM TO LAND HARD. THE WINDS WERE 240 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 75 YEAR OLD PILOT'S THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE CONTAINS "SPECIAL RESTRICTION AND WAIVER" AND "MISCELLANEOUS RESTRICTIONS ASSIGNED."

## 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 CHI96LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA063), Dec 24, 1995: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8162S), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare.

## Other reports on N8162S (1)

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

- [Accident 20150904016169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150904016169A), Sep 4, 2015: Piper PA-28RT-201 (N8162S), Russel Springs, KY, Destroyed. During a practice RNAV approach in VMC into rwy 17 russell county KY (K24), at 2700 feet, throttle was advanced from idle with no response from the engine. 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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