Piper PA28 N43020

Summary

On 19 September 2020 at about 02:27 local time, a Piper PA28 registered N43020 was involved in an accident near Huntley, 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

19 September 2020 at 02:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntley, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Phyllis Field (6IL2)

Coordinates

42.2215, -88.4164

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

N43020

Category

Airplane

Year built

1974

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lake in the Hills → Huntley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN20CA405

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s decision to land at night without runway lighting, which resulted in a collision with an object.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was attempting to land, at night, on an unlit grass airstrip. The pilot landed to the right of the runway by about 10 ft. During the rollout the right wing hit a small tree and separated partially from the fuselage at the wing root, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.