Piper PA-22-20-108 N4917Z

Summary

On 2 April 1995 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-22-20-108 registered N4917Z was involved in an accident near Kankakee, 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

2 April 1995 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kankakee, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK)

Coordinates

41.1101, -87.8591

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-20-108

Registration

N4917Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI95LA131

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.