# Accident 19911205056739A: Cessna 421C, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, December 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1991, 23:50 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: 42.1300° N, 87.9195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1300&lon=-87.9195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777RA-2004-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT GTSIO520L
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,642 total, 509 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911205056739A

## Narrative

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

SLID OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK LANDING. WINDSHIELD PARTLY OBSCURED BY ICE. RUNWAY PLOWED BUT SLIPPERY.

## 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 CHI92LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA046), Dec 5, 1991: Cessna 421 (N777RA), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. 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.

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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