# Incident 19980324009009I: Piper PA28181, Springfield, IL, March 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2531Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2531Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324009009I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N2351Y, A PA-28, LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 AT CAPITAL AIRPORT IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. AFTER THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY SHORT OF THE TAXIWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD ADJACENT THE RUNWAY. THE CRASH, FIRE, AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT OF CAPITAL AIRPORT ASSISTED IN PULLING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE MUD AND ONTO THE HARD SURFACE OF THE TAXIWAY, WHEREBY THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED INTO THE GENERAL AVIATION RAMP UNDER ITS OWN POWER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED AND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING THE INCIDENT AND THIS CASE IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N2531Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19991122035939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991122035939I), Nov 22, 1999: Piper PA28181 (N2531Y), Cedar Rapids, IA. (-23) Student pilot on first solo did not switch fuel selector to fuolest fuel tank. Aircraft ran out of fuel resulting in an emergency oanding on the airport…

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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