ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 358706
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1995 |
| Time: | 17:50 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 76 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N60078 |
| MSN: | ME-139 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3445 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A1G6D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wheeling, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (KPWK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOTS REPORTED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. THEY STATED THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED PRIOR TO VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR REVEALED AN OVERLOAD FAILURE. THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RUNWAY 16 WITH WINDS FROM 250 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: the dual student's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and the CFI's inadequate supervision of the flight. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI95LA210
History of this aircraft
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 17:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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