# Accident 20060219006049A: Piper PA28161, Schaumburg, IL, February 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2006, 12:40 local time
- Place: Schaumburg, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9892° N, 88.1011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9892&lon=-88.1011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4328D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4328D-2013-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060219006049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI STATED THAT BOTH HE AND THE STUDENT VISUALLY CHECKED FUEL TANKS TO VERIFY FUEL CAPACITY. ONE TANK WAS FULL, THE OTHER HAD .9 HOUR USED. DURING THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, WHICH APPEARED TO BE NORMAL, STUDENT POINTED OUT THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. THEN AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL, CFI NOTICED THAT THE RPM WAS TOO LOW, ABOUT 2300RPM. ALTHOUGH 25 DEGREES OF FLAPS WERE USED FOR TAKEOFF, THEY WERE RETRACTED DURING THE CLIMB. AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL, CFI ELECTED TO CONTINUE A STRAIGHT OUT CLIMB TO TRY TO GAIN MORE ALTITUDE. CFI THEN TURNED ON THE CARBURETOR HEAT, AT WHICH POINT, THE ENGINE RAN VERY ROUGHLY AND INDICATED 1100-1200RPM. CFI THEN IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT. AT THIS TIME THE RPM RETURNED TO 2300 AND WAS INDICATING 400 AGL. THEN THE CFI DECIDED TO RETURN TO 06C. WHILE HEADING TOWARDS THE AIRPORT, THE ENGINE QUIT COMPLETELY. CFI INSTRUCTED STUDENT TO SWITCH TANKS. CFI REALIZED THAT HE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT. HE DECIDED TO LAND WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON THE ELGIN - O'HARE EXPRESSWAY. DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT WING HIT TWO LIGHT POLES. DURING THE EVENT, THE LEFT WING DISLODGED, BUT THE CFI DOES NOT RECALLTHAT HAPPENING.

## 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 CHI06LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA081), Feb 19, 2006: Piper PA-28-161 (N4328D), Schaumburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason during takeoff-initial climb.

## Other reports on N4328D (3)

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

- [Incident 20000902040459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902040459I), Sep 2, 2000: Piper PA28161 (N4328D), Harvard, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Instructor pilot in SIC seat took off with student at the Dacy Airport on rnwy 9. The student lost control of a/c and instructor did not recover.…
- [Incident 19990618042299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990618042299I), Jun 18, 1999: Piper PA28161 (N4328D), Chicago/Schaumb, IL, Minor damage. (-23)After returning from a lake in the hills airport where the student pilot had made several touch and go's, he stopped at Schaumburg (06C) to check the…
- [Accident 19921226051879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921226051879A), Dec 26, 1992: Piper PA28161 (N4328D), Lake In The Hil, IL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing ran off runway and collided with terrain.

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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