NONE · Piper PA-28RT-201 · 2004-05-08 · DeKalb, IL, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI04CA117
Event ID
20040524X00645
Type
Accident
Date
2004-05-08
Location
DeKalb, IL, USA
Coordinates
41.931667, -88.708335
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28RT-201
Registration
N81898
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the pilot and his flight instructor to identify the location of the relocated threshold and proper touchdown point, which resulted in the airplane striking the construction barricade while on approach. A factor to the accident was the construction barricade.