Piper PA-22 N4434A

Summary

On 2 October 1982 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N4434A, operated by Russell A. Spenger, was involved in an accident near Romeoville, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 October 1982 at 01:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Romeoville, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Romeoville (LOT)

Coordinates

41.5810, -88.0405

Aircraft

Piper PA-22

Registration

N4434A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Russell A. Spenger

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Schaumburs → Jamestown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI83LA002

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT AT NIGHT, SAW THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING. ON FINAL APPROACH, HE SAW A ROTATING BEACON AND THOUGHT AN AIRCRAFT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. AS HE CONTINUED ON FINAL, HE SAW THAT THE BEACON WAS ON A VEHICLE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED AND STARTED TO GO AROUND. HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT HE "FLEW DOWN A LITTLE WAY", THEN DECIDED TO LAND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON TURF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THEN FLIPPED OVER. THE PLANE CAME TO REST IN A TRENCH THAT RAN PARALLEL AND NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.