# Accident 20080801843229A: Wthrly 201B, Creston, IL, August 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Creston, IL
- Airport: Hendrickson Flying Service
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.9453° N, 88.9239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9453&lon=-88.9239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2936W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2936W-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,100 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080801843229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HENDRICKSON FIELD (IL93) IS LOCATED IN CRESTON, ILLINOIS AND HAS A NORTH/SOUTH (18/36) TURF RUNWAY. HENDRICKSON FLYING SERVICE IS LOCATED AT IL93 AND IS USED PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. ON AUGUST 1,2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400(L) N2936W, A WEATHERLY 201B, TAXIED INTO POSITION ON RUNWAY 36. DURING THIS TIME N23937, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-301, WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N2936W APPLIED FULL POWER AND BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. DURING HIS TAKEOFF ROLL, AT APPROXIMATELY MIDFIELD, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N2936W STATED HE OBSERVED N23937 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY, FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTION. N2936W ABORTED HIS TAKEOFF AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH N23937 APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER. N2936W VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED A CORN FIELD IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. AS A RESULT, N2936W WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. N23937 WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NEITHER AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A RADIO.

## 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 CHI08CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA231), Aug 1, 2008: Weatherly 201B (N2936W), Creston, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of the unsuitable terrain next to the runway to avoid the landing traffic. Contributing to the accident was the hill in the middle of the runway that blocked the pilot's view of…

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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