ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297323
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 2002 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | Dennis Brown |
| Registration: | N276U |
| MSN: | 28-7690384 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1740 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sandwich, Illinois -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake in Hills, IL (3CK) |
| Sandwich, IL (IS65) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage when the aircraft and an automobile collided on the runway. According to the pilot, after he landed he noticed an automobile about one-third of the way down the runway that was moving from left to right across the active runway. The pilot reported that the car continued to move steadily and that he applied full brakes and steered to the right to avoid hitting the car. The Sandwich Police Department estimated that the airplane skidded for 230 feet before the vehicle struck the aircraft about 800 feet down the runway. The driver of the automobile reported that he could not see the landing aircraft because of the sun and that he had recently had cataract surgery.
Probable Cause: The driver of the automobile improperly drove his automobile on the active runway and did not maintain visual lookout for landing aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02LA126
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2022 17:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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