# Accident 20010812024559A: Piper PA28180, Union, IL, August 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2001, 14:45 local time
- Place: Union, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2291° N, 88.5395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2291&lon=-88.5395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8424W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8424W-2004-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (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 PA28180
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812024559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING NORMAL FLIGHT AT CRUISE LEVEL, PILOT EXPERIENCED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE, SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE CRANK SHAFT FAILED. THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE AND SEIZED UP. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FARM FIELD. (.19) ON AUGUST 12, 2001, AT 1530 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N8424W, EXPERIENCED A TOTAL GEAR COLLAPSE DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A PLOWED FIELD IN UNION, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT PERFORMED THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING AFTER THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. A THIRD PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE LAKE IN THE HILLS AIRPORT, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILLINOIS, AT 1445 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME.

## 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 CHI01LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA274), Aug 12, 2001: Piper PA-28-180 (N8424W), Union, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total failure of the crankshaft as a result of fatigue and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. Factors associated with the accident were the soft terrain on which the…

## Other reports on N8424W (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990215001449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990215001449I), Feb 15, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N8424W), Lake In The Hil, IL, Minor damage. Acft was blown off the rwy, ran into a gulley, and the nose wheel collapsed. Other circumstances are unknown. (From form 23) PIC performed an unsuccessful…
- [Incident 19951119041299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951119041299I), Nov 19, 1995: Piper PA28180 (N8424W), Union, IL. Narrative: N8424W, Piper PA-28-180, VFR enroute from lake in the hills airport, lake in the hills, IL to lake geneva, wisc. The pilot stated engine began to…

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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