Piper PA-28RT-201 N8162S
24 December 1995 · Wheeling, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 December 1995 at about 16:20 local time, a Piper PA-28RT-201 registered N8162S, operated by Donald A. Karroll, was involved in an accident near Wheeling, Illinois, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wheeling, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Palwaukee (PWK)
- Coordinates
- 41.9510, -88.3893
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28RT-201
- Registration
- N8162S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Donald A. Karroll
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI96LA063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he was going to execute some takeoffs and landings to comply with the regulations pertaining to currency. During the first crosswind landing, at approximately 10 to 15 feet, the airplane encountered a downdraft. The pilot said he increased the elevator deflection, but the airplane's rate of descent did not decrease. He did not increase engine power because there was not enough time and the airplane landed hard. The right landing gear was twisted approximately 30 degrees outboard, and the right wing was bent up with skin wrinkling on the upper surface.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28RT accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1995 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Wilmington, Ohio, United States | Wpafb Aero Club Operator | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 1996 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Columbus, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-28RT-201T | Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1993 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Willimantic, Connecticut, United States | Windham Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1997 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Whitewright, Texas, United States | Centerline Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 24 Nov 1993 | Piper PA-28RT-201 | Ravenna, Ohio, United States | Wright Patterson AFB Aero CL | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 1995 | Cessna T210N | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1995 | Piper PA-32RT | Joliet, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1995 | Piper J3C | Poplar Grove, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1995 | Piper PA-22-20-108 | Kankakee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Apr 1995 | Piper PA-22-160 | Rock Falls, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1995 | Cessna 152 | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |