# Accident 20060402030879A: Piper PA32301, Grayslake, IL, April 2, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2006, 10:30 local time
- Place: Grayslake, IL
- Airport: Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3244° N, 88.0739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3244&lon=-88.0739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8290X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8290X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060402030879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN FROM WASHINGTON ISLAND, WISCONSIN (K2P2) TO CAMPBELL AIRPORT, GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS (KC81). HE CANCELLED THE IFR FLIGHT PLAN ONCE HE HAD VISUAL OF THE AIRPORT. THE WINDS WERE FAVORING RUNWAY 9 AT KC81. HE ONLY HAD TWO NOTCHES OF FLAPS AND BUMPED HIS SPEED UP 5 KNOTS FOR THE GUST. HE HELD A RIGHT CRAB FOR THE CROSSWIND AND WAS ALIGNED WITH THE CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 9 ON FINAL. PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN HE TOOK OUT THE CROSSWIND INPUTS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE WIND HAD CALMED DOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING A GUST OF WIND VEERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE LEFT AND THEY WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT DID ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BY INPUTTING RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE LEFT TIRE CAUGHT IN THE MUD AND SPUN THE AIRPLANE AROUND STOPPING IN A DITCH. AFTER REVIEWING THE LANDING, THE PILOT CLAIMS LEFT WHEEL WAS HANGING UP INTERMITTENTLY. THIS COULD NOT BE SUBSTANTIATED AND DISCUSSION WITH OBSERVERS THAT RECOVERED AIRCRAFT STATED THE WHEEL WAS TURNING FREELY.

## 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 CHI06CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA103), Apr 2, 2006: Piper PA-32-301 (N8290X), Grayslake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to compensate adequately for the crosswind condition and failed to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Contributing factors included the crosswind, the narrow…

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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