# Accident 20011105036759A: Piper PA15, Decatur, IL, November 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2001, 13:18 local time
- Place: Decatur, IL
- Airport: Decatur
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8507° N, 88.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8507&lon=-88.9308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4576H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4576H-2012-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-15 (registry code 7101502, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-145B series (registry code 41502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA15
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011105036759A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 5, 2001, AT 1318 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-15, N4576H, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE DURING A LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 12 (6,799 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE DECATUR AIRPORT, DECATUR, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT'S ORIGIN AND TIME OF DEPARTURE WERE UNCONFIRMED AT THE TIME OF THIS PRELIMINARY REPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO DECATUR AIRPORT OFFICIALS, THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEARED FOR A STOP-AND-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 12, AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN IMPACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. (-23) N4576H, A PA-15, AT APROXIMATELY 1318 LOCAL TIME, WAS BEING OPERATED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT PILOT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON APPROACH TO A LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AT THE DECATUR, ILLINOIS AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE                          WHEN THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADDED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN, STRIKING THE PROPELLER, SPINNER, AND DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOTS THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND LOWERED THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON TO THE TAIL. NO OTHER INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE TWO OCCUPANTS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI02LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA032), Nov 5, 2001: Piper PA-15 (N4576H), Decatur, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The excessive braking performed by the flight instructor.

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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