CHI74FEE68

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Grayslake, IL · April 24, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 24, 1974
Place
Grayslake, IL · GRAYSLAKE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8734CPiper PA-22
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740424009959A
Case key
186354

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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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3-0782  74/4/24    GRAYSLAKE,ILL       PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N8734C              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYSLAKE,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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- 8 OR 9 PRACTICE LDGS,HI FINAL FASTER THAN NML A/S,LNDD HARD ON NOSE GR.

Aircraft

Registration
N8734C
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Campbell

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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.