- Date
- June 29, 1983, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lockport, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N181AAPiper PA-44-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830629027399A
- Case key
- 12237
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Analysis
Plt stated a company acft landed 2-5 min ahead of him on rwy 9 with light winds out of the east. Prior to pattern entry the plt noticed dark clouds to the west with rain. After landing he could not stop the acft & went off the end of the rwy. The acft groundlooped & all three gear collapsed. According to the plt, observers on the ground noted a 180 deg wing shift & a wind velocity increase to 20-30 KTS while the plt was on final approach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N181AA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-44-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 44-7995024
- Airframe hours
- 850
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-E1A6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Liska M.D.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1982
- Departed
- Downers Grove, IL
- Airport
- LOT · Lockport, runway 9, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 599 total · 328 in this make and model · 484 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 255° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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