Howell Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Midlothian, Illinois 60445
Sunday, April 27, 1986 10:00 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE ACFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A STUDENT INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. ON INITIAL RUN UP THE CFI STATED HE HAD AN EXCESSIVE MAG DROP THAT CLEARED UP. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN TO AN ADJACENT FIELD TO MAKE TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. DURING THE LAST TAKEOFF THE CFI SUSPECTED A POWER HESITATION. THE ACFT WAS FLOWN BACK TO IT'S HOME BASE WHERE A MAG CHECK WAS PERFORMED.THE CHECK WAS ALRIGHT AND TAKEOFF WAS INITIATED TO REMAIN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ON DOWNWIND CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED AND THEN REMOVED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS GIVEN A SIMULATED ENG OUT AT THE APCH END OF THE RWY. ON FINAL APCH THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENG AND THE ACFT WAS LANDED SHORT OF THE RWY. INSPECTION FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/27/1986
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1000
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City MIDLOTHIAN
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 60445
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport HOWELL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 3HW
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 600
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 950 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID MDW
Elevation of weather observation facility 620
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 19
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 12000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 22
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 200
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 11
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2099
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Apr 29 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 900
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 32656
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N33822
NTSB Number CHI86LA131
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-28-140
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-28-140
Aircraft Serial Number 28-7525241
Certified Max Gross Weight 2150
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Unknown
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name W.T. HOWELL JR.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 13202 S. CICERO
Aircraft Owner City MIDLOTHIAN
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 60445
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 958
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 3HW
Destination City MIDLOTHIAN
Destination State IL
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 2577
Runway Width 30
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --