- Date
- September 27, 1987, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Joliet, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6320APiper PA-38-112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870927056569A
- Case key
- 13835
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft landed on what the pilot thought was a runway. He stated that on short final the aircraft floated before touching down and consequently there was not enough room to make a go-around. After touchdown, he braked hard and the aircraft swerved left and went over on its back as the nose gear collapsed. There is no runway 33, which is the runway identified as having landed on by the plt, at Joliet park district airport.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6320A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38-112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3878A0384
- Airframe hours
- 1,944
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dennis Richardson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 26, 1987
- Departed
- IC5 · Plainfield, IL
- Airport
- JOT · Joliet Park District
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.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- DPA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6320A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.