# NTSB CHI06CA053: Cessna 172R, N723PG, Morris, IL, December 23, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 23, 2005, 09:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Morris, IL - Coordinates: 41.425556, -88.418609 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4256&lon=-88.4186&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Du Page, IL, FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 63049 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA053 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63049/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA053 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land with a quartering tailwind and not maintaining directional control. Factors were the quartering tailwind and the snowdrift. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - terrain condition - ground - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial right wing damage on impact with a snowdrift and terrain when the airplane departed the right side of runway 36 during landing. The pilot stated, "I went around the pattern again and the conclusion ended up the same [too] high and [too] fast but I decided to land this time and the wind blew me off the right side of the [runway]. If I would not have gone off the side of the [runway] I would have gone off the end." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight. The wind was from 220 degrees at 14 knots. ## Factual narrative On December 23, 2005, about 0915 central standard time, a Cessna 172R, N723PG, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial right wing damage on impact with a snowdrift and terrain when the airplane departed the right side of runway 36 during landing at the Morris Municipal Airport-James R. Washburn Field (C09), near Morris, Illinois. The personal flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported a visual flight rules flight plan was on file and was not activated. The pilot and two passengers were uninjured. The flight originated from the Poplar Grove Airport, near Poplar Grove, Illinois, about 0830. The pilot's accident report stated: Going to Morris I tried to get the weather, but could not figure out how to get the weather [frequency] in and went ahead and entered the pattern for [runway] 36. I ran a normal pattern and ended up [too] long and [too] fast and executed a go around. I went around the pattern again and the conclusion ended up the same [too] high and [too] fast but I decided to land this time and the wind blew me off the right side of the [runway]. If I would not have gone off the side of the [runway] I would have gone off the end. The pilot's safety recommendation stated: Know the airplanes radios, get weather, look for the wind sock, land into the wind, do not force the airplane to land, be prepared to do a go around no matter what, and look for other signs of wind direction. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the flight. At 0905, the recorded weather at C09 was: wind 220 degrees at 14 knots; visibility 5 statute miles; present weather haze; sky condition clear; temperature 3 degrees C; dew point 1 degree C; altimeter 29.71 inches of mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N723PG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723PG), registered now, S/N 17280675, built 1998 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0-360-B1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (registry code 41559, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280675 - Airframe hours: 3286.6 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Poplar Grove Airmotive Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 1, 2005 - Departed: C77, BELVIDERE, IL - Destination: C09, Morris, IL - Flight plan: VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 17; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 58 total, 3 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 14 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 37 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 29.70 inHg - Observed at: C09 ## 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 20051223032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051223032369A), Dec 23, 2005: Cessna 172R, Morris, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was landing at Morris airport, Morris, Illinois. The weather at Morris was VFR and the winds were 210 at 15 knots. The… From the NTSB's public API. 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