Piper PA-28-140 N7443R

Summary

On 3 June 1984 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N7443R was involved in an accident near Lansing, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 June 1984 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lansing, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lansing Munici. (3HA)

Coordinates

41.5597, -87.5394

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-140

Registration

N7443R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gary → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA218

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE 2432 FT RWY HAD A 224 FT DISPLACED THRESHOLD DUE TO TREES NEAR THE APCH END. THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN 'SOMEWHAT DOWN THE RWY PAST THE TRESHOLD' WITH 25 DEG OF FLAPS. HE STATED THAT BRAKING HAD LITTLE EFFECT BECAUSE THE FLAPS WERE STILL PROUDUCING LIFT ON THE WINGS. THE PLT THEN REALIZED THAT THE ACFT WAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY TO SAFELY GO AROUND. IT SUBSEQUENTLY WENT OF THE END & HIT A DITCH. THE PA-28 OWNER'S HANDBOOK STATES THERE WILL BE LESS CHANCE OF SKIDDING THE TIRES IF THE FLAPS ARE RETRACTED BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.