- Date
- August 2, 1991, 21:00 local (Aug 3, 1991, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Joliet, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5715PPiper PA-24-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910802031569A
- Case key
- 15145
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Probable cause
A proper climb rate was not attained which resulted in a mush/stall by the pilot. Factors related to the accident were performance data mis-judged due to lack of familiarity with the aircraft, and over confidence in aircraft's ability.
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.
Analysis
The pilot said that shortly after liftoff he felt a lack of engine power and a positive climb rate was not attained. The acft settled back to the terrain, just beyond the runway's end. Post accident investigation failed to reveal any power related system malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5715P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 24-789
- Airframe hours
- 3,594
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Commuter Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 6, 1991 · 20 hours before
- Airport
- JOT · Joliet, runway 3, 2,970 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 234 total · 3 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 320° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Observed at
- ARR, 20 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.
Other investigations on N5715P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.