- Date
- April 2, 1995, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kankakee, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4917ZPiper PA-22-20-108
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950402006359A
- Case key
- 9872
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While performing practice three point landings, the airplane bounced, the left wing contacted the runway, the airplane ground looped, and departed the right side of the 5,979 foot by 100 foot runway. The left main landing gear collapsed as it contacted the ground.
Factual narrative
On April 2, 1995, at 1515 central daylight time (CDT), a Piper PA-22-20, N4917Z, operated on a personal flight by Darwin Jaenicke of Kankakee, Illinois, ground looped at the Greater Kankakee airport (IKK) and sustained substantial damage. The Airline Transport rated pilot, and private pilot passenger/owner were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident, winds were reported as 5 to 8 knots, and no flight plan was filed. The flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, originated from the Kankakee Koerner airport (3KK), Kankakee, Illinois at 1455 hours CDT, and was performing practice three point landings at IKK.
During three point landing practice, the airplane bounced, contacted the left wing, and departed the right side of the 5,979 foot long by 100 foot wide asphalt runway. The left main landing gear collapsed as it contacted soft dirt, the left wing spar was damaged, and the propeller struck the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4917Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-20-108 (PA-22-20-1)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- SN-22-8506
- Airframe hours
- 3,012
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-01, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Darwin Jaenicke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 8, 1994 · 116 hours before
- Departed
- 3KK · IL
- Airport
- IKK · Greater Kankakee Airport, runway 22, 5,979 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,551 total · 1 in this make and model · 5,915 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N4917Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.