# Accident 20050828024299A: Piper PA28180, Mcconnell, IL, August 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2005, 17:40 local time
- Place: Mcconnell, IL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3778° N, 89.5639° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3778&lon=-89.5639&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5211L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5211L) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050828024299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF TO THE SOUTHWEST FROM HIS PRIVATE GRASS STRIP LOCATED IN MCCONNELL, IL. DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN, JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ RETARDED THE THROTTLE AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO LEFT INTO THE CORN FIELD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ SAID THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT AND HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR THE EMBANKMENT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE CORN AT APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET OFF THE GROUND, THIS TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE CORN AND THE GROUND. BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL PAN. AIRCRAFT HAD FUEL IN BOTH WINGS, NO FIRE AFTER ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI05CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA248), Aug 28, 2005: Piper PA-28-180 (N5211L), McConnell, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight/planning which resulted in the attempted takeoff on the soft airstrip. Factors associated with the accident were the soft terrain, the corn crop, and the inadequate…

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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