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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Whetzel Lawrence C THORPE T-18 · Rantoul, IL · August 15, 1998

Date: August 15, 1998 · 15:55 local
Place: Rantoul, IL
Airport: National Aviation Center Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N60LW
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA318
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N60LWRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2003 · Whetzel Lawrence C THORPE T-18S/N 1109 · Built 1993 Airframe modelWhetzel Lawrence C THORPE T-18 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) While landing at the Rantoul airport, Rantoul, IL, the appropriately certificated private pilot lost directional control of the aircraft while attempting to land on runway 27. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway and flipped over on its back in a bean field. The private pilot with a third class medical certificate dated 05/29/97, received minor injuries. The wind at the time of the accident was reported calm. The aircraft received substantial damage when it flipped over on its back after entering the bean field.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE LANDING AT THE RANTOUL AIRPORT, RANTOUL, IL, THE APPROPRIATELY CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK IN A BEAN FIELD. THE PRIVATE PILOT WITH A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DATED 05/29/97, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED CALM. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK AFTER ENTERING THE BEAN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI98LA318Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRantoul, ILthe pilot not maintaining directional control. Factors were crops and encounter with unsuitable terrain.Aug 15, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N60LW · 2

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

Accident 20020925025039AValley Center, CA(.19) On, September 25, 2002, about 1300 hours pacific daylight time, an experimental whetzel thorpe T-18, N60LW, made a forced landing at the Blackinton private airstrip near Valley Center, California. The private pilot/owner was operating the airplane under…Sep 25, 2002 · Substantial damage Incident 19980507019899ILevel Off Touchdown · Monongahela, PABlown off left side of runway. Prop struck landing light. Aircraft stopped in grass.May 7, 1998 · Reported as Amtrth THORPT18 · Minor damage