# Accident 19980624014909A: Cessna 310R, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, June 24, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 24, 1998, 12:09 local time - Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL - Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.1301° N, 87.9205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1301&lon=-87.9205&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5255C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5255C) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna T310R (registry code 2074246, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R - Reported engine: CONT TSIO520BB - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,581 total, 141 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA221) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980624014909A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY ON THAKE OFF AND SUSTAINED SUB DAMAGE, WHEELING IL. (.19) ON JUNE 24, 1998, AT 1209 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT), A CESSNA T310R, N5255C, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 30 AT THE PALWAUKEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR WHEELING, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT HAD AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION WESTMORELAND COUNTY AIRPORT, NEAR LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 30R. AS THE PILOT BEGAN HIS ROTATION AT 85 KNOTS THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, CLOSED THE THROTTLES, AND APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TWO AIRPORT SIGNS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN CONTACTED THE TOWER AND TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RAMP WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOW THAT THER E WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WINDS REPORTED AT THE AIRPORT, 16 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WERE FROM 210 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOID OR MINIMIZED HAD HE CLOSED THE THROTTLES SOONER WHEN STRUCK BY THE GUST OF WIND AND HAD HE PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE BACK ON THE GROUND TO TRY AND REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. (-23) DURING TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A RUNAWAY SIGN. ## 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 CHI98LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA221), Jun 24, 1998: Cessna T310R (N5255C), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a lack of directional control of the aircraft. Factors to the accident were the two airport signs and the crosswind. ## Other reports on N5255C (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20081025852799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081025852799I), Oct 25, 2008: Cessna T310R (N5255C), Big Bear City, CA, Minor damage. Left brake reportedly failed after landing runway 26, exited left side of runway and came to rest with nose gear collapsed. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.