# NTSB CHI82DEE02: Piper PA-38, N2560A, Joliet, IL, October 7, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1981
- Place: Joliet, IL · JOLIET, IL
- Location: 41.5250° N, 88.0817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Joliet, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5250&lon=-88.0817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 20, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123465
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DEE02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DEE02

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2737   81/10/7   JOLIET,IL           PIPER PA-38         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 51, 18 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N2560A              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JOLIET PARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOLIET,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2560A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2560A-2016-05-20), registration cancelled 2016-05-20, S/N 38-78A0755, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Joliet Park

## 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 19811007066549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811007066549A), Oct 7, 1981: Piper PA38112, Joliet, IL, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing which caused substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N2560A (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 CHI79DEE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE25), Dec 19, 1978: Piper PA-38 (N2560A), Schaumburg, IL, substantial damage

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.