CHI65F0113

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Tinley Park, IL · March 15, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 15, 1965
Place
Tinley Park, IL · TINLEY PARK, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2297APiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179049

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0689  65/3/15    TINLEY PARK ILL     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 205
        TIME - 1030                    N2297A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     BLOWING SNOW
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           40                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N2297A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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