CHI81DEE31

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Chicago, IL · April 17, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 17, 1981
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N43582Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report June 4, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810417018549A
Case key
126146

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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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3-0742  81/4/17    CHICAGO,IL          PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 61, 4901
        TIME - 0915                    N43582              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESTWOOD HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MN              CHICAGO,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE

Aircraft

Registration
N43582
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Crestwood Howell

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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.