# NTSB CHI07CA200: Piper PA-28-181, N4419F, Lake in the Hil, IL, July 7, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 6, 2007, 21:15 local (Jul 7, 2007, 02:15 UTC) - Place: Lake in the Hil, IL - Coordinates: 42.206665, -88.323059 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2067&lon=-88.3231&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 30, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 66243 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA200 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66243/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA200 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - aborted - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - grass - object - fence (contributing factor) - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4419F-2010-04-19), registration cancelled 2010-04-19, S/N 28-7790027, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-181 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7790027 - Airframe hours: 7147 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20070706014949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070706014949A), Jul 6, 2007: Piper PA28181, Chicago/Lake I, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing night takeoff and landing procedures on runway 26 at Lake In The Hills Airport (K3CK), Lake In The Hills, Illinois. 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