# Accident 20230821015189A: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, Wheeling, IL, August 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2023, 13:20 local time
- Place: Wheeling, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NTFA
- Location: 42.1167° N, 87.9037° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1167&lon=-87.9037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39TT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE731 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230821015189A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT PALWAUKEE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, WHEELING, ILLINOIS (KPWK).  AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) APPLIED THRUST REVERSERS AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE BRAKES.  PIC NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE.  THE SECOND IN COMMAND (SIC) THEN TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, NO EFFECT. THE PIC PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HELP SLOW THE AIRCRAFT WHICH LOCKED UP THE MAIN WHEELS ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TAXIWAY D, WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN A SHALLOW TURN TO THE LEFT.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS DAMAGING A RUNWAY SIGN AND TAXIWAY LIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLASSIFIED AS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN23LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA403), Aug 21, 2023: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 Westwind Astra (N39TT), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of braking effectiveness during landing for reasons that could not be determined, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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