Piper PA-28-140 N4643R

Summary

On 8 February 2011 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N4643R was involved in an accident near Lansing, 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.

Date

8 February 2011 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lansing, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lansing Municipal Airport (IGQ)

Coordinates

41.5347, -87.5294

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N4643R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Griffith → Griffith

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA181

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot reported that she was in the airplane's right seat and was performing takeoffs and landings. The pilot stated that the airplane began skidding on the snow and weathervaning into the wind during the landing roll. The airplane subsequently went off the runway and into the snow, causing substantial damage to the airplane's right wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane during the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.