# NTSB CHI79FEI02: Piper PA-28, N44106, South Bend, IN, October 22, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 22, 1978
- Place: South Bend, IN · SOUTH BEND, IN
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202556
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI02-202556

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3395  78/10/22 NR.SOUTH BEND,IN      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 19, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 1145                    N44106              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIANA REGIONAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUNCIE,IN                  SOUTH BEND,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH BACKHOE.ATTEMPTED GO AROUND WITH CARB HEAT ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44106](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44106-1979-07-12), registration cancelled 1979-07-12, S/N 28-7425388, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Michiana Regional

## 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 19781022037179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022037179A), Oct 22, 1978: Piper PA28140, South Bend, IN, Substantial damage. Acft collided with backhoe. Attempted go around with carb heat on.

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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