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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA18135 · Palos Park, IL · July 29, 2000

Date: July 29, 2000 · 16:45 local
Place: Palos Park, IL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9841Q
Reported as: Piper PA18135
Reported engine: Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 375 total125 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)After banner tow of 2.5 hours, pilot stated he had .5 hours of fuel left. Poor weather prevented him from going directly to his destination griffith, in airport from chicago meigs field area. He was refused clearance to land at chicago meigs and chicago midway airports, because he was towing a banner. He elected not to declare an emergency and ran out of fuel near Palos country club, Palos township, IL, which is about three miles from new lenox,IL airport, his next intended landing destination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER BANNER TOW OF 2.5 HOURS, PILOT STATED HE HAD .5 HOURS OF FUEL LEFT. POOR WEATHER PREVENTED HIM FROM GOING DIRECTLY TO HIS DESTINATION GRIFFITH, IN AIRPORT FROM CHICAGO MEIGS FIELD AREA. HE WAS REFUSED CLEARANCE TO LAND AT CHICAGO MEIGS AND CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORTS, BECAUSE HE WAS TOWING A BANNER. HE ELECTED NOT TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND RAN OUT OF FUEL NEAR PALOS COUNTRY CLUB, PALOS TOWNSHIP, IL, WHICH IS ABOUT THREE MILES FROM NEW LENOX,IL AIRPORT, HIS NEXT INTENDED LANDING DESTINATION.