CHI87LA030

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22 · Rockford, IL · November 16, 1986

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
November 16, 1986, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC)
Place
Rockford, IL
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1457APiper PA-22
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19861116055539A
Case key
13696

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Airspeed - excessivePilot in commandCause
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

During landing roll, plt applied brakes too hard at high speed and nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N1457A
Reported as
Piper PA-22
Category
Airplane
Serial number
22-357
Airframe hours
2,992
Engine
Lycoming O-290-D, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Dennis D. Flamini
Registered owner
Dennis Flamini
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · August 9, 1986 · 49 hours before
Departed
C56 · Monee, IL
Airport
IC8 · Cottonwood, runway 18, 2,540 × 200 ft, grass/turf

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
43
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Right
Flight hours
514 total · 298 in this make and model · 486 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
300° at 7 knots
Visibility
5 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
41 °F, dew point 28 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
RFD, 7 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.