# Accident 20150216002159A: Piper PA-31-350, Chicago, IL, February 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2015, 14:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago Midway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 11SA
- Location: 41.7875° N, 87.7522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7875&lon=-87.7522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N727SC-2018-03-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31-350
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 51 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150216002159A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 31R AT MIDWAY AIRPORT (MDW), CHICAGO,IL, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN THE FIELD.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES, FIRE OR DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO ATLANTIC AVIATION RAMP BY O?HARE TOWING.

## 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 CEN15LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA147), Feb 16, 2015: Piper PA 31-350 (N727SC), Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the nose and right main landing gears during landing for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the landing gear system revealed no evidence of mechanical…

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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