CHI73DEE41

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Joliet, IL · January 20, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 20, 1973
Place
Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1786TPiper PA-28
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730120001569A
Case key
169971

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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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3-0361  73/1/20    JOLIET,ILL          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 238
        TIME - 1245                    N1786T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOICET MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 JOLIET,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
        REMARKS- SLIP TO LDG-T/D SHORT SLID TO AND ON RWY.TIRES BLOWN,FUSELAGE DMGD.

Aircraft

Registration
N1786T
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Joicet Mun

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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