Piper PA-28-181 N8068J

Summary

On 22 October 1992 at about 15:35 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N8068J, operated by Carroll Flying Service, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 October 1992 at 15:35

Classification

Incident

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

O'hare International (ORD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N8068J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carroll Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Ft. Dodge

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI93IA019

Nobody was injured.

THE FAILURE OF THE MIDWAY ARSA CONTROLLER TO COORDINATE USE OF THE AIRSPACE WITH THE CHICAGO NORTH LOCAL CONTROLLER WHICH RESULTED IN AN OPERATIONAL DEVIATION. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW HIS ASSIGNED HEADING.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER DEPARTING MEIGS AIRPORT, THE PILOT CONTACTED THE TOWER AT MIDWAY AIRPORT FOR A VECTOR THROUGH ITS AIRPORT RADAR SERVICE AREA (ARSA). THE ARSA CONTROLLER ASSIGNED A HEADING TO PROCEED THROUGH THE ARSA, CLEAR OF THE ADJACENT CHICAGO TERMINAL CONTROL AREA (TCA). THE AIRPLANE TRACKED 25 DEG RIGHT OF THE ASSIGNED HEADING, UNNOTICED, FOR 5 MINUTES, AND ENTERED THE TCA, WHERE A LOCAL CONTROLLER OBSERVED IT AS TRAFFIC OPPOSING DEPARTURES UNDER HIS CONTROL. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER MAINTAINED TRAFFIC SEPARATION UNTIL THE ARSA CONTROLLER STEERED THE VFR PILOT OUT OF THE TCA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.