# Accident 20080706843339A: Beech C23, Chicago/Schaum, IL, July 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Chicago/Schaum, IL
- Airport: Schaumburg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9894° N, 88.1011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9894&lon=-88.1011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6715X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6715X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 16 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706843339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 6, 2008, AT ABOUT 1400 CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF BEECH C-23, N6715X, LANDING AT SCHAUMBURG, IL AFTER PREVIOUSLY DEPARTING WHEELING, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING THE GUSTY AND VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS WERE SUCH THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON LEAVING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI08CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA181), Jul 6, 2008: Beech C23 (N6715X), Schaumburg, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and his failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusting crosswind, and the embankment.

## Other reports on N6715X (3)

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

- [Accident 20040417007229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040417007229A), Apr 17, 2004: Beech C23 (N6715X), Lake In The Hil, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Cft, tesch, and student, dyer, departed pwk for 3CK to practice takeoffs and landings. Student bounced aircraft during landing. CFI took over. Aircraft…
- [Incident 20030529019559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030529019559I), May 29, 2003: Beech C23 (N6715X), Chicago/Waukega, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot departed wheeling, IL (pwk) to Waukegan Regional Airport (ugn). Pilot made several attempts to land on runway 23. Aircraft hit hard and…
- [Incident 19850802060649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850802060649I), Aug 2, 1985: Beech C23 (N6715X), Beverly, MA. Pilot taxied across active runway without ATC clearance. ATC changing procedure for taxi instruction.

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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