# NTSB CEN11CA033: McClish B85C, N1611N, New Baden, IL, October 22, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 22, 2010, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: New Baden, IL - Coordinates: 38.491664, -89.663612 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4917&lon=-89.6636&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report March 16, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Admininstration - NTSB case key (mKey): 77663 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA033 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77663/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77663 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA033 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Funk B85C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5480208), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Turbulence: terrain induced turbulence](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032010): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Funk B85C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032010/cases.md?model=5480208), [All aircraft, 70 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03032010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Funk B85C, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=5480208), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Funk B85C, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5480208), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was returning to his home airfield after a local flight. The pilot stated that the final approach to the runway was a little longer than normal and thus the airplane was at a lower altitude. As the airplane approached the runway threshold he reduced the engine power. The airplane touched down in a plowed field about 100 feet from the end of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot opined that the loss of control was a result of the airplane encountering turbulence on the approach. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions associated with the airplane during the flight. ## Factual narrative The pilot was returning to his home airfield after a local flight. The pilot stated, “My pattern was a little extended so my final approach was longer and brought me in a little low. I increased power then reduced same as I reached the runway threshold. My altitude at the time of my power reduction was below the treeline.” The airplane sustained substantial damage to its left wing when it impacted terrain and came to rest in a plowed field about 100 feet from the end of the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane flew through pockets of turbulence during the approach and that caused the loss of airplane control. The pilot indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions associated with the airplane during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1611N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1611N), registered now, S/N 411, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: McClish B85C - Registry model: [Funk B85C](https://openairdocs.org/model/funk-b85c) (registry code 5480208) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 411 - Airframe hours: 441 - Engines: CONT MOTOR C90-12F 95 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 29, 2009 - Departed: 6LL6, New Baden, IL - Destination: 6LL6, New Baden, IL - Airport: 6LL6, Fischer's RLA Airport, runway 18, 2,400 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 85; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 27, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 370 total, 91 in this make and model, 300 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 11 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: BLV, 9 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20101022052549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101022052549A), Oct 22, 2010: Funk B85C, New Baden, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot encountered loss of lift due to wind while approaching grass runway and landed short causing substantial damage to the landing gear. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 4, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77663. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40338756&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF 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. --- 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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