# Accident 19980717044959A: Piper PA25235, Leland, IL, July 17, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 17, 1998, 08:00 local time - Place: Leland, IL - Airport: Leland Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: MMTG - Location: 41.6102° N, 88.7908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6102&lon=-88.7908&mi=10 - Aircraft: N75HM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75HM-2020-08-02) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-25-260 (registry code 7102508, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-G1A5 (registry code 42344, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-g1a5) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235 - Reported engine: LYC O540* - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA310) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980717044959A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JULY 17, 1998, A 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-25-235, N75HM, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 (2500' X 100', TURF) AT LELAND FIELD NEAR LELAND, ILLINOIS. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND MADE A HARD LANDING. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED LELAND FIELD AT 0755. (-23) DURING APPROACH FOR LANDING, STUDENT DID NOT FLARE, AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED, PILOT IN COMMAND CALLED "MY CONTROLS" HOWEVER STICK REMAINED FULL AFT. PIC KEPT POWER ON TO AVOID NOSE OVER, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AN STRUCK THE GROUND TAIL AND RT. WING LOW, SHEARING THE RT. MAIN GEAR. NO INJURIES OR FIRE. (.4) THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TOLD TO RELEASE THE CONTROL STICK WHEN IT WAS YANKED UPON BY THE INSTRUCTOR. DURING THE STUDENT'S FOURTH LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND THE INSTRUCTOR YANKED THE STICK. THE STUDENT REP ORTED THAT HE RELEASED THE STICK AND THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. IT WAS ALSO STATED BY THE STUDENT THAT WHEN THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE STICK, THE INSTRUCTOR SAID, GIVE ME THE STICK. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER AFTER THE BOUNCE AND CONTINUED 2/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY A LITTLE NOSE HIGH. THE STUDENT ALSO OBSERVED THE AIRSPEED TO BE 50 KIAS. THE NOSE PITCHED UPWARDS AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED. THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND THE NOSE IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT BOUNCED THE LANDING AND APPLIED FULL AFT CONTROL. THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED OUT, 'MY CONTROLS', BUT THE STICK REMAINED IN THE FULL AFT POSITION. THE INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT WITH THROTTLE AND RUDDER. INSPECTION OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEM FOUND NO ANOMALIES. ## 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 CHI98LA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA310), Jul 17, 1998: Piper PA-25-235 (N75HM), Leland, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Control interference between the pilot-in-command and the student. An excessive descent rate and inadequate flare by the student during landing are contributing factors. The inadequate supervision by… ## Other reports on N75HM (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20060819015762A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060819015762A), Aug 19, 2006: Piper PA25235 (N75HM), North Plains, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Tow plane was struck by glider which lost control during landing roll. Pilot held position and shut down engine. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.