Piper PA-28R-200 N55030
3 March 1990 · Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 March 1990 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-28R-200 registered N55030, operated by Eggert, RAY, was involved in an accident near Wonder Lake, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wonder Lake, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Galt (10C)
- Coordinates
- 42.3801, -88.3599
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R-200
- Registration
- N55030
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eggert, RAY
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- East Troy → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI90LA094
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAIIURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE TREES & SNOWBANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO LAND ON RWY 27, THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. IT THEN LOST ALT, CONTACTED TREES SHORT OF THE RWY & YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE PLT REALIGNED THE ACFT WITH THE RWY, BUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, IT VEERED LEFT & HIT A SNOWBANK. A POST-ACDNT EXAM REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR & LEFT WING WERE DAMAGED DURING THE OCCURRENCE. ABOUT 20 MI SOUTH AT DUPAGE, IL, THE 1550 CST WIND WAS FROM 330 DEG AT 11 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28R accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Denver City, Texas, United States | Billings, Alton E. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1990 | Piper PA 28R-200 | Senoia, Georgia, United States | Field Aircraft Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1990 | Piper PA-28R | Starbuck, Minnesota, United States | Phoenix Aero Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1990 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Monee, Illinois, United States | Griffith Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 1990 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Kingsland, Texas, United States | Wright Flyers, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Aug 1990 | Piper PA-28R-180 | Richland, Virginia, United States | Marx Aviation | Fatal | 3 |
All 1,342 records for this type
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