42.1277° N, 87.9210° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Wheeling, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 18, 1978 · 19:27 local
Place
Wheeling, IL
Airport
Pal Waukee
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6232G
Reported as
Cessna 421
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
692 total86 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During rollout left main gear caught in snow ridge. Pilot lost directional control.
As the FAA filed it
DURING ROLLOUT LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT IN SNOW RIDGE. PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.