# Accident 19950706016679A: Beech 76, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, July 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1995, 17:50 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: 42.1293° N, 87.9193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1293&lon=-87.9193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60078 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950706016679A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL HIT RUNWAY LIGHT. CFI FAILED TO PREVENT LOSS OF CONTROL. (-23) INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT REPORTED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT, PUNCTURING THE FUEL TANK.

## 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 CHI95LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA210), Jul 6, 1995: Beech 76 (N60078), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the dual student's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and the CFI's inadequate supervision of the flight. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind condition.

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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