# Accident 19990112013589A: Gulstm 695A, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, January 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1999
- Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL
- Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1296° 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=42.1296&lon=-87.9205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20GT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 695A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990112013589A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON JANUARY 12, 1999, AT 1153 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A GULFSTEAM COMMANDER 695A, N20GT, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 (5,001' X 100' DRY/ASPHALT) NEAR WHEELING, ILLINOIS. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT SAID THAT THE AIRFRAME HAD SOME ICE CONTAMINATION AND THAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS A 10 KNOT TAILWIND.  THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 CORPORATE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED COLUMBUS, OHIO, AT 0940, WITH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE.                       (-23)DURING A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT PWK IN WHEELING, IL., THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY.  THE PIC, WHO AT THE TIME WAS OCCUPYING THE RIGHT SEAT, ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AND RECOVER BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO IN TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE TAIL SECTION OF BEND DOWNWARDS FROM THE REAR ENTRANCE DOOR AND BACK WITH SOME BUCKLING OF THE SKIN OF THE UPPER PART OF THE WING NEAR THE WING ROOT.  THE LEFT SEAT OCCUPANT, A NON-PILOT, WAS AT THE CONTROLS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## 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 CHI99LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA064), Jan 12, 1999: Gulfstream 695A (N20GT), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command (CFI)'s poor in-flight planning and decision making, and his inadequate supervision of the dual student. Factors were the tailwind condition, icing conditions, and the dual…

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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