- Date
- July 6, 2007, 21:15 local (Jul 7, 2007, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lake in the Hil, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4419FPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20070706014949A
- Case key
- 66243
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to achieve a proper touchdown point and delayed decision to abort the landing. Factors contributing to the accident include the chain link fence and the trees.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane was substantially damaged when it landed long and subsequently impacted a chain link airport perimeter fence and trees during an aborted landing on runway 26 (3,058 feet by 50 feet, asphalt). The pilot added full power, and near the end of the runway he pitched up, the airplane porpoised two or three times, and veered to the left of the runway. The airplane then pitched down and continued down the grassy slope left of the runway, where it subsequently impacted a chain link perimeter fence and trees. No mechanical anomalies with the airplane were reported by the pilot. The pilot stated in his accident report that the accident could have been prevented by performing a go-around.
Factual narrative
The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted a chain link airport perimeter fence and trees during an aborted landing attempt on runway 26 (3,058 feet by 50 feet, asphalt). The pilot stated that when the airplane was on final, he noticed that it was coming in "a little high" so he reduced engine power and "nosed up to reduce speed". The pilot initially "thought there was enough runway" for a full stop landing but realized the airplane had landed long. He decided to abort the landing and added full engine power. Near the end of the runway, the airplane pitched up, porpoised two or three times, and veered to the left of the runway. He reported that the airplane then pitched down and continued down the grassy slope to the left of the runway, where it subsequently impacted the chain link perimeter fence and trees. No mechanical anomalies with the airplane were reported by the pilot. The pilot stated in his accident report that the accident could have been prevented by performing a go-around.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4419F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7790027
- Airframe hours
- 7,147
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fox Flying Club Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 2007
- Departed
- C59 · Delavan, WI
- Destination
- 3CK · Lake in the Hil, IL
- Airport
- 3CK · Lake in the Hills, runway 26, 3,058 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, With waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- September 1, 2006
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 163 total · 145 in this make and model · 163 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Observed at
- KDPA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.