# Accident 20060507011059A: Piper PA28161, Grayslake, IL, May 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2006, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grayslake, IL
- Airport: Campbell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3247° N, 88.0742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3247&lon=-88.0742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2378U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2378U) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 472 total, 120 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060507011059A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA134), May 7, 2006: Piper PA-28-161 (N2378U), Grayslake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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