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).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 2, 1995 · about 8:15 pm local time · cases in 1995
- Place
- Kankakee, Illinois · Greater Kankakee Airport · cases near this 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 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N4917Z on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer and Colt 2,943 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Piper 44,839 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-01 6,132 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Greater Kankakee Airport · nearest airport
- Kankakee Airport · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,118 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Illinois 8,072 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI95LA131.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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