# Accident 19970624015509A: Piper PA28R201T, Chicago, IL, June 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5593° N, 87.5396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5593&lon=-87.5396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99BF-2022-08-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360FB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 434 total, 70 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970624015509A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI97LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA183), Jun 24, 1997: Piper PA-28R-201T (N99BF), Lansing, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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.

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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