# Accident 20010616014569A: Piper PA28181, Bloomington-Nor, IL, June 16, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 16, 2001, 11:12 local time - Place: Bloomington-Nor, IL - Airport: Bloomington-Normal - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.4694° N, 88.9690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4694&lon=-88.9690&mi=10 - Aircraft: N75238, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75238-2002-01-07) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA166) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010616014569A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON JUNE 16, 2001, PA-28, N75238, OWNED AND OPERATED BY HOMER L. HEDMARK, A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS RETURNING FROM A PLEASURE FLIGHT NEAR BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20 AT BLOOMINGTON AIRPORT, MR. HEDMARK REPORTED THAT HE GOT 'LOW AND SLOW' CONTACTING THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. MR. HEDMARK SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATION. THE THREE ADDITIONAL PERSONS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EVALUATION OF THEIR INJURIES AND LATER RELEASED. (.19) ON JUNE 16, 2001, AT 1112 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N75238, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 20 AT THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONAL AIRPORT (BMI), BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A VISUAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE PURPOSE OF LANDING AT THE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PLAN UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND THE 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE REPORTED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000. A LOCAL CONTROLLER AT THE BMI AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) SAID, "AR 75238 CALLED INBOUND 7 [MILES] NORTH OF THE AIRPORT FOR VFR LANDING AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED INBOUND FROM THE NORTH AND REPORT A 2 MILE RIGHT BASE RUNWAY 20." THE LOCAL CONTROLLER SAID THAT THE PILOT REPORTED RIGHT BASE AND WAS ASKED IF HE HAD THE AIRPLANE IN FRONT OF HIM IN SIGHT? "I OBSERVED AR 238 ON AN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILE FINAL AND APPEARED TO BE ON A NORMAL APPROACH WHEN I LOOKED TO CHECK MY OTHER TRAFFIC." THE CONTROLLER SAID, "SHORTLY AFTER I HEARD AN ELT (EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER) SIGNAL ON VHF GUARD FREQUENCY (121.5) AND TURNED TO VERIFY." THE CONTROLLER SAID THAT HE AND ANOTHER ATCT CONTROLLER OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE HAD CRASHED OFF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 20. THE PILOT, WHO WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE FROM THE RIGHT SEAT, TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR THAT HE HAD GOTTEN "LOW AND SLOW" ON THE APPROACH. A FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE AIRPLANE WAS RESTING UPRIGHT IN THE FIELD NORTH O F THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 20. THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN AFT AND FOUND EMBEDDED IN THE AIRPLANE'S TAIL. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE BROKEN AFT. THE AIRPLANE'S COWLING AND FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS CRUSHED AFT. THE FIREWALL, ENGINE, AND ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BENT DOWNWARD. THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE WAS BENT AND BUCKLED. THE PROPELLER SHOWED TORSIONAL BENDING AND CHORDWISE SCRATCHES. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. AN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED 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 CHI01LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA166), Jun 16, 2001: Piper PA-28-181 (N75238), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the visual approach for landing. 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. 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