Piper PA-22-20-108 accident near Kankakee, Illinois, April 2, 1995
On April 2, 1995 at about 8:15 pm local time, a Piper PA-22-20-108, registered N4917Z, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kankakee, Illinois (Greater Kankakee Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 2, 1995 · about 8:15 pm local time
- Place
- Kankakee, Illinois · Greater Kankakee Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-20-108 PA-22-20-1 · all PA-22-20-108s on the register
- Registration
- N4917Z · registry record · serial SN-22-8506
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE PERFORMING PRACTICE THREE POINT LANDINGS, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 5,979 FOOT BY 100 FOOT RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AS IT CONTACTED THE GROUND.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 6,551 hours in all; 1 in this make and model; 3 in the last 90 days; 2 in the last 30 days; 5,915 as pilot in command; 1,361 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,012 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 8, 1994; 116 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,650 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-01 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 3KK IL at 8:55 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 22, 5,979 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 54°F (12°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:48 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI95LA131.