# Accident 20100419034739A: Piper PA-24-250, West Chicago, IL, April 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2010, 11:37 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Airport: Dupage Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9069° N, 88.2483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9069&lon=-88.2483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7748P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7748P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 107 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100419034739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN10CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA221), Apr 19, 2010: Piper PA-24-250 (N7748P), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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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