- Date
- September 30, 1973
- Place
- Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8225NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730930031819A
- Case key
- 188520
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2868 73/9/30 PLAINFIELD,ILL PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 37 TOTAL TIME - 0730 N8225N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINFIELD,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- HIT GLIDERS N2712Z & N3WC,BOTH SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8225N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clow Intl
N8225NRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2023 · Piper PA-28-140Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8225N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN23FA304Accident · 2 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportOsage Beach, MOThe pilot’s failure to properly set the stabilator trim before takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall during takeoff.NTSB CHI71DEE91Accident · No injuriesClosedMidlothian, IL