# Accident 19961116036969A: Piper PA32R301T, Chicago, IL, November 16, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1996, 22:00 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5603° N, 87.5402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5603&lon=-87.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8308V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8308V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961116036969A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SEVERAL LANDING ATTEMPTS IN SEVERE CROSS WIND RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.CROSSWIND COMPONENT EXCEEDED. (-23) AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTED LANDINGS IN GUSTING CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA028), Nov 17, 1996: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8308V), Lansing, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, and his failure to go around, while there was still sufficient runway remaining. The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor.

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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