Piper PA-28-181 N4419F

Summary

On 7 July 2007 at about 02:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-181 registered N4419F was involved in an accident near Lake in the Hil, Illinois, United States. 2 people were 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

7 July 2007 at 02:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Lake in the Hil, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lake in the Hills (3CK)

Coordinates

42.2067, -88.3231

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-181

Registration

N4419F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Delavan → Lake in the Hil

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI07CA200

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to achieve a proper touchdown point and delayed decision to abort the landing. Factors contributing to the accident include the chain link fence and the trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when it landed long and subsequently impacted a chain link airport perimeter fence and trees during an aborted landing on runway 26 (3,058 feet by 50 feet, asphalt). The pilot added full power, and near the end of the runway he pitched up, the airplane porpoised two or three times, and veered to the left of the runway. The airplane then pitched down and continued down the grassy slope left of the runway, where it subsequently impacted a chain link perimeter fence and trees. No mechanical anomalies with the airplane were reported by the pilot. The pilot stated in his accident report that the accident could have been prevented by performing a go-around.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.