# Accident 20060917026849A: Piper PA28140, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, September 17, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2006, 10:05 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1236° N, 87.9022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1236&lon=-87.9022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560DH-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060917026849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED RWY 24, PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, WHEELING, IL, IN PIPER PA-28-140, N560DH, WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DAT^. ALL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING CARBURETOR HEAT, WERE CHECKED BEFORE TAKEOFF AND WERE SATISFACTORY. THE ENGINE DEVELOPED TAKEOFF POWER, BUT SOON AFTER AIRBORNE LOST SUFFICIENT POWER SO AS TO PROHIBIT ALTITUDE MAINTENENCE. THE INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED AIRPLANE CONTROL AND DESCENDED INTO TREES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED NORMAL ENGINE SYSTEMS AND DID NOT IDENTIFY A CAUSE FOR POWER LOSS. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID HE PURPOSELY DID NOT APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT AFTER POWER LOSS SINCE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO TIME TO MELT ANY ICE BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE TREES--THEREBY THE ONLY RESULT BEING A FURTHER LOSS OF POWER AND ACCELERATED DESCENT RATE. THE INSTRUCTOR CONFIRMED THAT THE MAGNETOS REMAINED IN THE "BOTH" POSITION DURING FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI06LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA263), Sep 17, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N560DH), Prospect Height, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during takeoff due to the flight crews failure to use carburetor heat and the flight instructor's inadequate planning/decision. A factor was the unsuitable 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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