Piper PA-28-181 N8369Y accident, Plainfield, IL, Dec 30, 1988 · NTSB CHI89LA042

Date: December 30, 1988, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
Place: Plainfield, IL
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Landing
Aircraft: N8369YPiper PA-28-181
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed · report December 3, 1989
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19881230057189A
Case key: 14320

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Sequence of events

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Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll

Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause

Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor

On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll

Terrain condition - snowbank

Aircraft

Registration: N8369Y
Reported as: Piper PA-28-181
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 28-8190212
Airframe hours: 2,850
Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4M, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Instructional · Part 91
Operator: Chicago Skyline
Registered owner: Victoria Corporation
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · September 2, 1988 · 100 hours before
Departed: 1C5 · Plainfield, IL
Airport: 1C5 · Clow Int'L, runway 18, 3,370 × 50 ft, asphalt

N8369YRegistered now · Piper PA-28-181S/N 28-8190212 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-181 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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Flight crew

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Role: Pilot
Age: 38
Certificate: Student
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 34 total · 14 in this make and model · 18 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: 190° at 11 knots
Visibility: 12 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 19 °F
Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Observed at: MDW, 19 nm away

FAA reports on this event · 1

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Accident 19881230057189APiper PA28181 · Plainfield, ILStudent lost control during the landing roll on a solo flight. Aircraft veered into a snowbank.Dec 30, 1988 · N8369Y · Substantial damage