# Accident 19990424003899A: Piper PA28161, Morris, IL, April 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1999
- Place: Morris, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.3593° N, 88.4203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3593&lon=-88.4203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38968, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38968) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990424003899A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENCOUNTERED A STRONG CROSSWIND ON LANDING, LANDED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY IN A GRASSY AREA, AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) ON APRIL 24, 1999, N38968, A PIPER PA-28, LANDED ON RUNWAY 36 AT MORRIS AIRPORT, MORRIS, IL. ON A CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON A WESTERLY HEADING TRAVELING 500 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL. THE PRIVATE SEL PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI99LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA133), Apr 24, 1999: Piper PA-28-161 (N38968), Morris, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the directional control not maintained by the pilot. Contributing factors were the wind gusts, crosswind and runway light.

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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