# NTSB CHI80DEE55: Piper PA-28, N55526, New Lenox, IL, September 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 13, 1980
- Place: New Lenox, IL · NEW LENOX, IL
- Location: 41.5096° N, 87.9706° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Lenox, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5096&lon=-87.9706&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128521
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEE55
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEE55

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2752  80/9/13    NEW LENOX,IL        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N55526              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW LENOX,IL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           STALL                                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55526](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55526-2008-10-07), registration cancelled 2008-10-07, S/N 28-7325427, built 1973 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Howell

## 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 19800913057499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800913057499A), Sep 13, 1980: Piper PA28140, New Lenox, IL, Substantial damage. Allowed airspeed to become low, high sink rate. Landed short, bounced onto runway. Impact folded nose gear.

## Other investigations on N55526 (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 CHI06FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA215), Aug 4, 2006: Piper PA-28-140 (N55526), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The selection of an unsuitable landing area by the pilot of the other airplane, and his failure to maintain separation during landing.

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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