# Accident 19981127032559A: Piper PA28140, Cahokia, IL, November 27, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: St Louis Downtown-Parks Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5706° N, 90.1701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5706&lon=-90.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10347, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10347-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981127032559A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ROLLED OFF THE END OF RWY AFTER LANDING. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 27, 1998, AT 1100 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N10347, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT OVER-RAN THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 12L (3,800'X75', DRY ASPHALT) AT THE ST. LOUIS DOWNTOWN-PARKS AIRPORT, EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, DURING A LANDING ROLL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID HE DECIDED TO FAST TAXI TO THE DEPARTURE END TAXIWAY INSTEAD OF USING A CLOSER TAXIWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY END AND ASSOCIATED TAXIWAY, HE BEGAN BRAKING. THE PILOT SAID HE HEARD THE RIGHT TIRE SKIDDING AND A SHORT TIME LATER THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE SAID HE RELEASED THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTING SYSTEM CONTROL BOX BEFORE HE COULD REGAIN CONTROL.        (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE LANDED ABOUT 1/4 THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT TIRE SKIDDED AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO YAW TO ITS RIGHT.  HE SAID HE RELEASED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE AIRPLANE. DURING THE PROCESS THE AIRPLANE ROLLED ONTO THE CLEARWAY AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, COLLIDING WITH THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

## 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 CHI99LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA043), Nov 27, 1998: Piper PA-28-140 (N10347), East St. Louis, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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