# NTSB CHI70FBQ22: Piper PA-28, N5815U, Mattoon, IL, June 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 17, 1970
- Place: Mattoon, IL · MATTOON, IL
- Location: 39.4778° N, 88.3622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mattoon, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4778&lon=-88.3622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBQ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBQ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2540  70/6/17    MATTOON,ILL         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1740                    N5815U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLES COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,ILL                 MATTOON,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- LND 104 FT SHORT. L GR FAILED,SEPARATED. PLT MADE GO AROUND. FURTHER DMG NEXT LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5815U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5815U), registered now, S/N 28-26643, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (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: Coles County

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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