- Date
- May 25, 1983, 16:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place
- Elgin, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6758FPiper PA28-151
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830525021089A
- Case key
- 12185
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with the roof of a trailer truck during an approach to land over a toll road. The collision separated the left main gear from the acft and damaged the other two landing gear. The impact left two depressions about 2 inches deep in the edge of the trucks roof and tire marks across the entire roof from side to side. The pilot landed without further incident after circling so that crash equipment could get into position for his landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6758F
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-151
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7715177
- Airframe hours
- 3,208
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tufts Edgcumbe, Inc.
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 18, 1983 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- 96C · Rochester, WI
- Airport
- C06 · Elgin, runway 36, 2,800 × 200 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--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 100 in this make and model · 175 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 10 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.