# Accident 19991010030479A: Cessna 150M, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, October 10, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 10, 1999, 17:09 local time - Place: Chicago/Wheelin, IL - Airport: Pal-Waukee Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.1294° N, 87.9191° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1294&lon=-87.9191&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2977V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2977V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 150M (registry code 2071830, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 150M - Reported engine: CONT O200* - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 99 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA007) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991010030479A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON OCTOBER 10, 1999, AT 1709 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 150M, N2977V, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 (4,397 X 50, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE PALWAUKEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHEELING, ILLINOIS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED THE PALWAUKEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 1700. (-23)ON 10/10/99 N2977V ATTEMPTED TO ABORT A LANDING DUE TO A RAPID WIND SHIFT. JUST ABOVE RUNWAY 30 AT PALWAUKEE AIRPORT, WHEELING, ILLINOIS THE PILOT OF N2977V APPLIED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR WIND DRIFT. THE WIND HAD SHIFTED TO THE NORTH, CHANGING 60 DEGREES FROM 320 TO 020, AND HAD INCREASED IN VELOCITY, FROM 10 KNOTS TO 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB OR ACCELERATE, DUE TO WINDSHEAR AND WAS PUT DOWN IN THE GRASS SOUTH OF RUNWAY 30 IN A LOW AIRSPEED CONFIGURATION, CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. N2977V TRAVELED ABOUT 150 FEET NE AR PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 30 BEFORE CROSSING TAIWAY Z. CROSSING THE TAXIWAY THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY CAUSING THE PROPELLER AND NOSE COWLING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ABOUT 45 FEET PAST THE TAXIWAY. (.4) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE WINDS WERE 300-320 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT A VELOCITY OF 12 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LAST APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, THE WIND VELOCITY AND DIRECTION CHANGED, 'DRAMATICALLY'. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, 'WHEN OVER THE RUNWAY, IN VERY GUSTY WINDS, I WAS ABLE TO HOLD CENTERLINE, BUT COULD NOT STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT WELL ENOUGH TO TOUCHDOWN.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER FOR A GO-AROUND AND CONTACTED THE CONTROL TOWER OF HIS INTENTIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE, 'RETRACTED THE FLAPS INCREMENTALLY...HELD FULL POWER, BUT AIRSPEED WOULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE 46 KNOTS.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLEW IN LEVEL FLIGHT FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS BEFORE REALIZING THAT HE WOULD NOT CLEAR THE AIRPORT'S PERIMETER FENCE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LANDED, WITH FULL POWER APPLIED, ROLLED OVER A TAXIWAY W HEN THE NOSE-WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A REST. AN AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM (ASOS), LOCATED ON THE PALWAUKEE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, REPORTED THE WIND DIRECTION AND INTENSITY 4 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT AS 340-DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. THE SAME WEATHER OBSERVATION SYSTEM REPORTED THE WIND DIRECTION AND INTENSITY 1 MINUTE AFTER THE ACCIDENT AS 020-DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS GUSTING TO 21 KNOTS. ## 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 CHI00LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA007), Oct 10, 1999: Cessna 150M (N2977V), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: aircraft control not maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the windshear. 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. 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