ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364192
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| Date: | Thursday 5 December 1991 |
| Time: | 00:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 421 |
| Owner/operator: | Arr Corp. |
| Registration: | N777RA |
| MSN: | 421-0409 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2310 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL GTSIO-520L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wheeling, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Oklahoma City, OK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A SLICK AREA ON THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED A SNOWBANK. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED LEFT APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREES AND SLID SIDEWAYS PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WAS COVERED WITH ICE CRYSTALS DURING THE LANDING.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI92LA046
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2024 12:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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