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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-260 · Chicago, IL · February 24, 1998

Date
February 24, 1998 · 23:04 local
Place
Chicago, IL
Airport
Chicago Midway
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9167P
Reported as
Piper PA24260
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540D4A5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,230 total450 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot did not align the airplane properly on the runway prior to take-off. The aircraft struck a runway sign and three runway lights on the right side of the runway during the take-off attempt. The airplane came to rest in the grass at the right edge of runway 31C. Pilot orientation during ground operation at night are in question. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT DID NOT ALIGN THE AIRPLANE PROPERLY ON THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN AND THREE RUNWAY LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE TAKE-OFF ATTEMPT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AT THE RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY 31C. PILOT ORIENTATION DURING GROUND OPERATION AT NIGHT ARE IN QUESTION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

Other reports on N9167P · 1

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