# NTSB CHI04CA179: Waco YMF-FSC, N620CR, Lansing, IL, July 5, 2004

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 5, 2004, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Coordinates: 41.534999, -87.529441
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5350&lon=-87.5294&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 59769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA179
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59769/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA179

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control.  The crosswind and the ditch were contributing factors.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The airplane was damaged when it cart wheeled and came to rest on its nose during landing.  The pilot stated that the airplane had departed the prepared runway surface due to crosswind gusts and was rolling on the grass adjacent to the runway when the main landing gear struck a "ravine."  No mechanical deficiencies were reported.

## Factual narrative

On July 5, 2004, about 1100 central daylight time, a Waco YMF-FSC, N620CR, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged during landing on runway 36 (4,002 feet by 75 feet, asphalt), at the Lansing Municipal Airport, Lansing, Illinois.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan.  The pilot was not injured.  The local flight originated about 1030.

In a written report, the pilot stated that the airplane ran off runway due to crosswind gusts of 10 to15 knots.  The pilot stated that he was letting the plane run off on the grass parallel to the runway to dissipate speed prior to re-entering the runway because of poor forward visibility in the conventional geared airplane.  The pilot stated that as the plane was rolling on the grass, the main landing gear wheels struck a ravine with the right wheel dropping more than the left wheel which caused the airplane to "cartwheel onto the nose."  The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with respect to the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N620CR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620CR), registered now, S/N F5C095, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Waco YMF-FSC
- Registry model: [Waco Classic YMF-F5C](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c) (registry code 9600425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: FSC095
- Engines: Jacobs R755 275 hp reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Charles L. Rose
- Registered owner: Scott B. Rose
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KIGQ, Lansing, IL

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 63; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 30, 2002; flight hours: 1,274 total, 113 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20040705016299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705016299A), Jul 5, 2004: Waco YMFF5C, Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing rwy 36 at Lansing Municipal Airport, Lansing, Illinois and lost directional control. The airplane departed the runway and came to rest…

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.

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