# Accident 19880203001839A: Cessna 421A, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, February 3, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1988, 15:59 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1149° N, 87.9020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1149&lon=-87.9020&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421Q-1989-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421A (registry code 2076012, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421A
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,596 total, 1,358 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880203001839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SLID OFF THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WHILE LANDING IN A STRONG QUARTERING TAILWIND. COLLAPSED THE GEAR IN DEEP SNOW.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA057), Feb 3, 1988: Cessna 421A (N421Q), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N421Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19850826067869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850826067869I), Aug 26, 1985: Cessna 421A (N421Q), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. Abnormal noise and unsafe gear light with extension. Nose gear collapsed. Torque tube support mount torn away.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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