CHI75FEV24

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Bloomington, IL · March 18, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 18, 1975
Place
Bloomington, IL · BLOOMINGTON, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N33312Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report May 21, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750318006539A
Case key
148306

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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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3-0677  75/3/18    BLOOMINGTON,IL      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 32 TOTAL
        TIME - 1235                    N33312              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOOMINGDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARB./INDUCTION SYSTEM ICING
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     CALM
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           51                                                      CALM
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT LNDD SHORT OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N33312
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Bloomingdale

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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