# Incident 19980224006409I: Piper PA24260, Chicago, IL, February 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1998, 23:04 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7856° N, 87.7527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO MIDWAY INTL (MDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7856&lon=-87.7527&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9167P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9167P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 450 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980224006409I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20010122000339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010122000339I), Jan 22, 2001: Piper PA24260 (N9167P), Erie, PA. (-23)The pilot stated: at cruise flight he scanned the instrument panel, noting the digital anmeter indicated 11.6 amps. This indicated losss of alternator…

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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