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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Grayslake, IL · May 7, 2006

Date: May 7, 2006 · 13:00 local
Place: Grayslake, IL
Airport: Campbell Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2378U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA134
Reported as: Piper PA28161
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 472 total120 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N2378URegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-8016022 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On may 7, 2006 at Campbell Airport (C81), Grayslake, Illinois, aircraft N2378U taxied into a sporty utility vehicle. The collision caused substantial damage to the aircraft, and no injuries reported. The student pilot was taxiing the aircraft while the flight instructor was distracted adjusting intercom cables.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 7, 2006 AT CAMPBELL AIRPORT (C81), GRAYSLAKE, ILLINOIS, AIRCRAFT N2378U TAXIED INTO A SPORTY UTILITY VEHICLE. THE COLLISION CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT WHILE THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS DISTRACTED ADJUSTING INTERCOM CABLES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06CA134Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrayslake, ILThe student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the parked vehicle during taxi and the flight instructor's inadequate operational oversight. A factor to the accident was the parked vehicle.May 7, 2006 · Substantial damage