# Incident 19960801032629I: Beech 95B55, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, August 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9011V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9011V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 592 total, 178 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960801032629I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT BROKE OUT OF THE CLOUDS WHILE MAKING AN INSTRUMENT LET DOWN INTO PALWAUKEE (PWK), HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE AIRPORT DUE TO HAZY CONDITIONS. ATC THEN VECTORED THE PILOT BACK FOR AN ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16, CIRCLE TO RUNWAY 30R. WHILE CIRCLING FOR RUNWAY 30R, THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY THE CHANGE IN SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, THE TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 30R, AND THE SHORTNESS OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT FIRST HEARD THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AS THE AIRCRAFT FLARED FOR TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER DOING THE "GUMPS" CHECK WHILE CIRCLING FOR RUNWAY 30R. AIRMAN MADE A GEAR UP LANDING FOLLOWING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH WITH A CIRCLE TO LAND MANEUVER.

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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