# NTSB CHI72DEE69: Piper PA-22, N4554A, East Moline, IL, March 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 18, 1972
- Place: East Moline, IL · EAST MOLINE, IL
- Location: 41.5199° N, 90.3879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Moline, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5199&lon=-90.3879&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166489
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72DEE69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1263  72/3/18    EAST MOLINE,ILL     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N4554A              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EAST MOLINE,ILL             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N4554A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woods

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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