- Date
- May 27, 1982, 02:30 local (07:30 UTC)
- Place
- Springfield, IL
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1181XPiper PA-34
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820527020409A
- Case key
- 72683
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Weather condition - rainFactor
Proper assistance - not obtainedCause
Object - runway lightFactor
Gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
After landing the pilot attempted to taxi the aircraft back to the ramp area in heavy rain and reduced visibility. The aircraft taxied off the left side of the runway and struck two runway lights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1181X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 347570232
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- William J. Weber
- Registered owner
- William J. Weber
- Departed
- Joliet, IL
- Destination
- Springfield, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SPI · Springfield Capital, runway 22, 7,999 × 150 ft, concrete
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 52 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.