# NTSB CHI83LA352: Piper PA-22, N111BT, Pittsfield, IL, August 2, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 2, 1983, 18:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place: Pittsfield, IL
- Coordinates: 39.609722, -90.800895 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6097&lon=-90.8009&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12289
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA352
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12289/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA352

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON A PERSONAL FLT WITH A PASSENGER ON BOARD. DURING ARRIVAL, HE LANDED ON RWY 25 (1700 FT LONG) WITH A X-WIND FROM 160 DEG AT 8 KTS. HE REPORTED THAT THE LANDING WAS MADE ON HIS 2ND ATTEMPT, BUT HE DID NOT GET ON THE GROUND SOON ENOUGH TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY & STRUCK A FENCE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111BT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N111BT-2003-08-21), registration cancelled 2003-08-21, S/N 22-1127, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-135](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (registry code 7102206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 22-1127
- Airframe hours: 1357
- Engines: LYCOMING O-290 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Elza C. Lacy
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 10, 1982, 13 hours before
- Departed: 59IL, MAPLE PARK, IL
- Airport: K97, Pittsfield, runway 25, 1,700 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 54 total, 10 in this make and model, 8 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: UIN, 5 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830802037849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830802037849A), Aug 2, 1983: Piper PA22135, Pittsfield, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot overshot landing attempting crosswind landing on short runway. Aircraft ran through fence and nosed over.

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.

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