# NTSB CHI74FEE65: Piper PA-22, N2563A, Monee, IL, April 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 8, 1974
- Place: Monee, IL · MONEE, IL
- Location: 41.4180° N, 87.7504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monee, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4180&lon=-87.7504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186237
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0916   74/4/8    MONEE,ILL           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 138
        TIME - 1200                    N2563A              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KEWANEE,ILL                 DAYTON,OHIO                  MONEE,ILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           36                                                       20
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING 40K.DRIFTED OVR PLOWED FLD ADJ TO RWY.INITIATED GO-AROUND.PLT FELT LOW,SLOW,DECIDED TO LND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2563A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2563A-1980-11-05), registration cancelled 1980-11-05, S/N 22-858 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sanger

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740408008469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740408008469A), Apr 8, 1974: Piper PA22135, Monee, IL, Substantial damage. Gusting 40K.drifted ovr plowed fld adj to rwy. Initiated go-around. Plt felt low,slow,decided to lnd

## Other investigations on N2563A (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 CHI78FEE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE35), Apr 9, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N2563A), Marseilles, IL, substantial damage

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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