# Accident 20050617023899A: Amtr CHRISEAGLE, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, June 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2005, 13:45 local time
- 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: 42.1142° N, 87.9014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1142&lon=-87.9014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92RK-2010-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kirby Robert A CHRISTEN EAGLE (registry code 05658XA, https://openairdocs.org/model/kirby-robert-a-christen-eagle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR CHRISEAGLE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050617023899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING FROM MORRIS, IL TO PALWAUKEE AIRPORT (KPWK), WHEELING, IL. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 6 AT KPWK, AIRCRAFT STRUCK 2 RUNWAY LIGHTS. DURING INTERVIEW WITH PILOT, PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND MOVED AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT, WHEREUPON IT STRUCK THE RUNWAY LIGHTS.

## 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 CHI05CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA151), Jun 17, 2005: Kirby Christen Eagle (N92RK), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance, which resulted in the airplane drifting during the landing flare and impacting the taxiway…

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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