# NTSB Incident CHI03IA108
> **Piper PA-31T1** · 2003-04-17 · Wheeling, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03IA108
- **Event ID:** 20030418X00532
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2003-04-17
- **Location:** Wheeling, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.114166, -87.90139
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31T1
- **Registration:** N855JL
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain obstacle clearance and the inadequate glidepath which resulted in a collision with a utility pole. Contributing factors were the lack of experience in the incident airplane by the left seat pilot, the visual illusion of a narrower runway, inadequate crew coordination of both pilots, and the improper use of aircraft by the flying club's management.  The unlighted utility pole and the civil twilight light conditions were additional factors.

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