# NTSB CHI98LA350: Piper PA-22-108, N4749Z, Janesville, WI, September 17, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 17, 1998, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC) - Place: Janesville, WI - Location: 42.6203° N, 89.0416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHERN WISCONSIN RGNL (JVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6203&lon=-89.0416&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 19, 1999 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43936 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA350 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43936/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA350 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to land the airplane at a proper touchdown point on the runway. A factor was the excessive rate of descent which developed on final approach. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown - proper descent rate - exceeded (contributing factor) - remedial action - attempted, pilot in command - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The pilot reported the airplane started to sink while he was on short final. He applied power, but the airplane continued to descend until contacting the terrain short of the approach end of the runway. ## Factual narrative On September 17, 1998, at 1150 central daylight time, a Piper PA- 22-108, N4749Z, operated by a private pilot touched down short of runway 13 at the Rock County Airport, Janesville, Wisconsin. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Schaumburg, Illinois, at 1100 cdt. The pilot reported that he was cleared to enter a right traffic pattern for runway 13 when he was about 15 miles away from the airport. He reported that on short final, at an altitude of about 60 feet above the ground, with the engine set at 1500 rpm, the airplane started to sink. The pilot reported he applied power, but the airplane continued to sink. The airplane contacted the terrain short of the approach end of the runway. The nose wheel contacted the top of a 25-foot ditch which resulted in the nose gear collapsing. Local winds at the time of the accident were reported as being from 110 degrees at 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4749Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4749Z-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 22-8305, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-108 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-108](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (registry code 7102204) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-8305 - Airframe hours: 2840 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-C 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Philip A. Capone - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 1997, 40 hours before - Departed: 06C, SCHAUMBURG, IL - Destination: JVL - Airport: JVL, Rock County, runway 13, 5,396 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 70; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,483 total, 900 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: JVL ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19980917024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980917024929A), Sep 17, 1998: Piper PA22108, Chicago/Schaumb, IL, Substantial damage. Acft landed short of the rwy. (.19)on September 17, 1998, at 1150 central daylight time, a Piper PA-22-108, N4749Z, operated by a private pilot touched down… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.