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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · West Chicago, IL · April 19, 2010

Date
April 19, 2010 · 11:37 local
Place
West Chicago, IL
Airport
Dupage Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7748P
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA221
Reported as
Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
180 total107 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot cleared for touch and go rwy 15. Upon landing, aircraft veered off the runway to the right, hitting two taxi lights and taxi way sign. No injuries reported. Aircraft suffered substantial damage to the right wing spar from impact with the taxi way sign. The nose gear strut was found bent along with damage to the left flap.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLEARED FOR TOUCH AND GO RWY 15. UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, HITTING TWO TAXI LIGHTS AND TAXI WAY SIGN. NO INJURIES REPORTED. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR FROM IMPACT WITH THE TAXI WAY SIGN. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS FOUND BENT ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP.

NTSB investigation

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