# NTSB CHI70D0316: Piper PA-22, N3054Z, Rochelle, IL, October 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1969
- Place: Rochelle, IL · ROCHELLE, IL
- Location: 41.9198° N, 89.0623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochelle, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9198&lon=-89.0623&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153625
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0316

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4303  69/10/29   ROCHELLE,ILL        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 136
        TIME - 1800                    N3054Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCHELLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKFORD,ILL                W.CHICAGO,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        REMARKS- BECAME LOST. WAS DISTRACTED BY PX ON FIRST FLT. NOSE GR STRUCK 3 INCH RWY LIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3054Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3054Z), registered now, S/N 22-7008, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rochelle

## Other investigations on N3054Z (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 CHI68F0174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0174), Jul 4, 1967: Piper PA-22 (N3054Z), Chicago, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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