# Accident 19990124000709A: Piper PA46350P, Rockford, IL, January 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1999
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Greater Rockford
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1908° N, 89.0608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1908&lon=-89.0608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181JW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990124000709A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 24, 1999, AT 2156 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-46-350, N181JW, WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 19 (8,199' X 150' WET ASPHALT) AT THE GREATER ROCKFORD AIRPORT, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. N181JW HAD COMPLETED THE ILS RUNWAY 07 APPROACH AND WAS CIRCLING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 19. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED CLEVELAND, OHIO, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. (-23)WHILE EXECUTING A LIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 7 AT ROCKFORD AIRPORT, THE PILOT FOUND HIMSELF TOO HIGH TO MAKE A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 7.  HE THEN, AFTER STARTING A MISSED APPROACH, MADE VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE AIRPORT AND ATTEMPTED TO CIRCLE AND LAND ON RUNWAY 19; AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING.

## 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 CHI99LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA073), Jan 25, 1999: Piper PA-46-350P (N181JW), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain flying speed and ground clearance while on a night circling approach. Factors were existing icing conditions and the airframe and windshield icing.

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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