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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28R-201T · Chicago, IL · June 24, 1997

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Date
June 24, 1997 · 14:15 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Lansing Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N99BF
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI97LA183
Reported as
Piper PA28R201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360FB
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
434 total70 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N99BFRegistration cancelled Aug 3, 2022 · Piper PA-28R-201TS/N 28R-7803329Airframe modelPiper PA-28R-201TEngine modelContinental TSIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Encountered a strong gust of wind while on approach, right wing and prop struck the runway,landing gear collapsed. (-23) on June 24, 1997, at 1415 CDT, a PA-28R-201T, N99BF, sustained substantial damage during a landing accident on runway 27, Lansing Municipal Airport, Lansing, IL. The pilot reported a wind gust made the right wing impact the ground. The AWOS was reporting the winds at 190 degrees at 16 KTS gusting to 22 KTS. The pilot reported he did not listen to the AWOS for winds. He had completed one landing prior and stated he did not have sufficient rudder control to keep the airplane straight on that landing. No injuries. No flight plan. VMC conditions. (.4) the airplane was landing on runway 27. The prevailing wind was from the south. The pilot said that on short final, the nose dropped, and while he was trying to arrest the descent, the right main landing gear impacted the runway and collapsed. About 25 minutes before the accident and 9 miles northeast of the accident site, a weather reporting station was reporting winds of 180 degrees at 12 knots.

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND WHILE ON APPROACH, RIGHT WING AND PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY,LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (-23) ON JUNE 24, 1997, AT 1415 CDT, A PA-28R-201T, N99BF, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ACCIDENT ON RUNWAY 27, LANSING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LANSING, IL. THE PILOT REPORTED A WIND GUST MADE THE RIGHT WING IMPACT THE GROUND. THE AWOS WAS REPORTING THE WINDS AT 190 DEGREES AT 16 KTS GUSTING TO 22 KTS. THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT LISTEN TO THE AWOS FOR WINDS. HE HAD COMPLETED ONE LANDING PRIOR AND STATED HE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT RUDDER CONTROL TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE STRAIGHT ON THAT LANDING. NO INJURIES. NO FLIGHT PLAN. VMC CONDITIONS. (.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27. THE PREVAILING WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH. THE PILOT SAID THAT ON SHORT FINAL, THE NOSE DROPPED, AND WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO ARREST THE DESCENT, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED. ABOUT 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, A WEATHER REPORTING STATION WAS REPORTING WINDS OF 180 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI97LA183Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLansing, ILthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to flare during the landing. The crosswind was a related factor.Jun 24, 1997 · Substantial damage