# NTSB CHI85LA255: Piper PA-28-181, N6897C, Kankakee, IL, June 26, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 25, 1985, 19:40 local (Jun 26, 1985, 00:40 UTC)
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Location: 41.0714° N, 87.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREATER KANKAKEE (IKK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0714&lon=-87.8463&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA255
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13112/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA255

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - from landing
  - terrain condition - ditch (cause)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - hidden obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CLEARING THE RUNWAY, SHOT WIDE OF THE TAXIWAY TAXIING ONTO THE GRASS AND INTO A CULVERT WHICH WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6897C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6897C), registered now, S/N 28-7890384, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-181](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (registry code 7102807) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7890384
- Airframe hours: 1116
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Illini Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 22, 1985, 5 hours before
- Departed: CMI, CHAMPAIGN, IL
- Airport: IKK, Greater Kankakee, runway 22, 5,100 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 159 total, 3 in this make and model, 86 as pilot in command, 47 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F

## 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 19850625028229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850625028229A), Jun 25, 1985: Piper PA28181, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Turned off of the runway onto a grassy area to intercept the taxiway but fell into a grass hidden concrete culvert.

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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