Piper PA-22-108 N5029Z

Summary

On 8 September 1992 at about 23:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-108 registered N5029Z, operated by Martin Moran, was involved in an accident near Harvard, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 September 1992 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Harvard, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Dacy (0C0)

Coordinates

42.4192, -88.6105

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-108

Registration

N5029Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Martin Moran

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wonder Lake → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI92LA268

Nobody was injured.

FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO ALIGN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING.

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THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE NOSED OVER IN SOFT ROUGH TERRAIN DURING A LANDING ROLL. THE PILOT DESCRIBED HOW HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SOD RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED WET, SOFT TERRAIN AND THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND NOSED OVER. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW THE PILOT STATED HIGH GRASS ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE OBSCURED THE SOFT TERRAIN. HE ALSO SAID LANDING DIRECTLY INTO THE SETTING SUN RESTRICTED HIS VISION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.