CHI78DEE20

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 310 · Wheeling, IL · February 3, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 3, 1978
Place
Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N241EBCessna 310
Status
Completed · report June 5, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780203004089A
Case key
143347

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0910   78/2/3    WHEELING,IL         CESSNA 310          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1668
        TIME - 1727                    N241EB              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             WHEELING,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS

Aircraft

Registration
N241EB
Reported as
Cessna 310
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pal-Waukee

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