# Accident 20200720009129A: Piper PA-28-235, Grays Lake, IL, July 20, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2020, 19:02 local time
- Place: Grays Lake, IL
- Airport: Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3394° N, 88.0294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3394&lon=-88.0294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (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-28-235
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA302) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720009129A

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION OF DEVIATION: ON 7/20/2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 21:02 CST, N284M, A PIPER PA-28 AIRCRAFT, WAS LANDING AT CAMBALL (C81) AIRPORT, IL ON RUNWAY 27. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET INTO THE GRASS, HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND SOME SMALL TREES, AND CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET OF STANDING WATER. THE PILOT STATED HE SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. NO OTHER PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD.

## 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 CEN20CA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA302), Jul 21, 2020: Piper PA28 (N284M), Grayslake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s application of the left brake during landing resulting in a runway excursion.

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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