CHI79FEE61

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-38 · Grayslake, IL · June 13, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 13, 1979
Place
Grayslake, IL · GRAYSLAKE, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2466TPiper PA-38
Status
Completed · report August 30, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790613016749A
Case key
135903

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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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3-1629  79/6/13    GRAYSLAKE,IL        PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N2466T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 44, 7960 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            89 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYSLAKE,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N2466T
Reported as
Piper PA-38
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.