# NTSB CHI81DEE42: Piper PA-22, N8912D, West Chicago, IL, July 5, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1981
- Place: West Chicago, IL · WEST CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125441
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEE42
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE42

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1158   81/7/5    WEST CHICAGO,IL     PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1200                    N8912D              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 11000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRING VALLEY FRM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PLATO CENTER,IL             WEST CHICAGO,IL              ORFORDVILLE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- R MAIN GEAR HIT FENCE POST,CONTD FLYING,DIVERTED TO DUPAGE ARPT,FURTHER DMG DRG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8912D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8912D), registered now, S/N 22-6068 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (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: Spring Valley Frm

## 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 19810705037989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705037989A), Jul 5, 1981: Piper PA20, West Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Landing gear hit fence on go-around at a private strip. Damage caused ground loop landing at larger airport.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.