# NTSB CHI81FEV07: Piper PA-22, N2401A, Germantown Hls, IL, December 27, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1980
- Place: Germantown Hls, IL · GERMANTOWN HLS, IL
- Location: 40.7690° N, 89.4630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Germantown Hills, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7690&lon=-89.4630&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEV07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3328  80/12/27   GERMANTOWN HLS,IL   PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 155
        TIME - 1415                    N2401A              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 97 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WERNSMAN RLA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GERMANTOWN HLS,IL           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ENCTRD FROZEN PLOWED FIELD OFF END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2401A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wernsman Rla

## 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 19801227083129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801227083129A), Dec 27, 1980: Piper PA22, Germantown, IL, Substantial damage. Landed on frozen snow-covered runway with slight tailwind. Unable to stop on runway. Skidded off, flipped over.

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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