# Accident 19900215002739A: Cessna T310R, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, February 15, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1990, 08:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DYDA
- Location: 42.1297° N, 87.9210° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1297&lon=-87.9210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6186X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6186X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T310R
- Reported engine: CONT IO520M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,695 total, 47 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900215002739A

## Narrative

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

LANDING ON WET COMPACTED SNOW WAS PUSHED SIDEWAYS BY STRONG CROSSWIND INTO SNOWBANK ON RUNWAY EDGE. BRAKING POOR.

## 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 CHI90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA082), Feb 15, 1990: Cessna T310R (N6186X), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE SLIPPERY, SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND A TWELVE KNOT DIRECT CROSSWIND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6186X (1)

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

- [Incident 20020425019369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020425019369I), Apr 25, 2002: Cessna 310R (N6186X), Albany, NY, Minor damage. (-23) Upon approach into alb, nose gear would not lock in the down position, subsequently the nose gear foled on landing. Investigation revealed that the bolt…

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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