# NTSB CEN20CA302: Piper PA28, N284M, Grayslake, IL, July 21, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 20, 2020, 19:02 local (Jul 21, 2020, 00:02 UTC) - Place: Grayslake, IL - Coordinates: 42.339412, -88.029418 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3394&lon=-88.0294&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 101658 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20CA302 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101658/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101658 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA302 ## Probable cause The pilot’s application of the left brake during landing resulting in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 1,391 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: runway/taxi/approach light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 106 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that during the landing his left foot applied pressure to the brake. When the airplane touched down, it veered left and departed the side of the runway. The airplane collided with a runway light and vegetation resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and aileron. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N284M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N284M), registered now, S/N 28-11149, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (235) - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-11149 - Year built: 1968 - Engines: Lycoming O-540-BYB5 235 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: C81, Campbell Airport, runway 27, 3,270 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: basicmed; seat: left; restraint: 3-point ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 40° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 22 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.02 inHg - Observed at: KUGN, 11 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20200720009129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200720009129A), Jul 20, 2020: Piper PA-28-235, Grays Lake, IL, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 29, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101658. 287 KB in all. - NTSB form 6120 not submitted (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 46 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11508667&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Form%206120%20not%20submitted-Rel.pdf - Case notes (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 48 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11507061&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Case%20Notes%20CA302-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 1 photo, 193 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12091347&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo-Rel.pdf 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. 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