- Date
- February 28, 1984, 10:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Wheeling, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N24187Beech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840228004309A
- Case key
- 12390
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Analysis
A go-around was initiated about midfield at what one witness estimated as 6 in above the rwy. The acft was between 20 and 50 ft above the trees when it rolled into a steep right angle of bank with the nose dropping simultaneously. Post crash fire destroyed the wreckage. On the morning of the accident the pilot obtained a wx briefing warning of occasional severe turbulence below 10,000 as well as moderate icing in clouds as indicated by SIGMET charlie 7. At impact the gear were in transit and the flaps were partially extended. Winds at the time of the accident were from 040 degrees at 20 KTS gusting to 40 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24187
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-1224
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Colony Plumbing & Heating
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 5, 1983
- Departed
- CID · Cedar Rapids, IA
- Destination
- PWK · Wheeling, IL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PWK · Palwaukee, runway 6L, 3,652 × 50 ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 195 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 20 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PWK, 1 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.