- Date
- November 17, 1982, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Grayslake, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8259MPiper PA-28-181
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821117059169A
- Case key
- 70894
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the pilot landed on runway 24 with a left quartering, gusty head wind at 8 to 10 KTS. The pilot reported that during the landing, the aircraft suddenly veered left and went off the runway. After departing the runway, the aircraft hit a ditch/bank and the nose gear failed. The pilot suspected that the nosewheel steering failed or malfunctioned. However, a mechanic inspected the nose gear and the steering system and found no evidence of any preimpact malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8259M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-181
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8190023
- Airframe hours
- 720
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cardinal Aircraft Service
- Registered owner
- Cardinal Aircraft Service
- Departed
- FCM · Minneapolis, MN
- Destination
- 2SG · Saginaw, MI
- Airport
- C81 · Campbell, runway 24, 3,278 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 86 total · 18 in this make and model · 46 as pilot in command · 36 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORD, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8259M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.