# NTSB CHI99LA217: Piper PA-28R-200, N1996T, Dongola, IL, July 4, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 3, 1999, 20:50 local (Jul 4, 1999, 01:50 UTC) - Place: Dongola, IL - Coordinates: 37.359497, -89.160293 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3595&lon=-89.1603&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 12, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46740 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA217 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46740/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA217 ## Probable cause the failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath on the landing approach, and the failure of the pilot to select a proper touchdown point. Factors to the accident were the lack of runway lights, the dusk light condition, and the ditch. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - light condition - dusk (contributing factor) - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - airport facilities,runway edge lights - not installed (contributing factor) - proper touchdown point - not selected, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot stated that, on the landing approach, he '... was slightly high... .' He also stated that the north end of the airport had been having work done and that it dropped off steeply on both sides. The pilot stated that he '... aimed for a point where it no longer dropped off so steeply.' The aircraft ran off the end of the runway and collided with a ditch embankment. The accident occurred at 2050. The airport where the accident took place is a private airport and does not have runway lights. Sunset for the accident day occurred at 2021 and the end of civil twilight occurred at 2052. ## Factual narrative On July 3, 1999, at 2050 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N1996T, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it ran off the end of runway 19 (2,200 feet by 100 feet, dry/turf), during a landing at Keil Airport near Dongola, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. No injuries to the pilot or three passengers were reported. The flight originated from the Williamson County Regional Airport near Marion, Illinois approximately 2030. Post accident examination revealed damage to the firewall, stabilator, main landing gear and wings. The main landing gear trunions were separated from the wing structure. No preexisting anomalies were found, and none were reported by the pilot. In a written report, the pilot stated that, on the landing approach, he "... was slightly high... ." The pilot also stated that the north end of the airport had been having work done and that it dropped off steeply on both sides. The pilot stated that he "aimed for a point where it no longer dropped off so steeply." The pilot also stated that he was unfamiliar with the airport. The Keil Airport is a private airport and does not have runway lights. According to United States Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department internet site, sunset for the accident day occurred at 2021 and the end of civil twilight occurred at 2052. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1996T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1996T-2021-10-04), registration cancelled 2021-10-04, S/N 28R-7135188, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28R-200 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28R-7135188 - Airframe hours: 3891 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: 1996t, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 5, 1998, 105 hours before - Departed: MWA, MARION, IL - Destination: 6IL5 - Airport: 6IL5, Keil Airport, runway 19, 2,200 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 550 total, 300 in this make and model, 486 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 180° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CGI, 22 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19990703008119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990703008119A), Jul 3, 1999: Piper PA28R200, Dongola, IL, Substantial damage. Landing at grass strip, seemed normal, almost stopped at end of rwy where there was a hill, acft slid to bottom and came to rest in ditch, dinged prop and… ## Other investigations on N1996T (1) 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. - [NTSB WPR21LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA222), May 15, 2021: Piper PA-28R-200 (N1996T), Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to compensate for a downdraft during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain. 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. 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