- Date
- March 28, 1984, 14:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- West Chicago, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4715ACessna P210N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840328008479A
- Case key
- 12572
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Wrong runway - selectedCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Directional control - not possibleCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
Analysis
The plt stated that a normal landing was made. After landing during the rollout the acft weathervaned and the plt said he heard a'chattering'noise. The acft skipped sideways off the rwy into the mud. Winds were gusting 32 KTS. The plt stated he was over confident in his ability to handle a very strong x-wind & should have landed on rwy 4.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4715A
- Reported as
- Cessna P210N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P21000819
- Airframe hours
- 145
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-AF, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cessna Aircraft Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1984
- Departed
- 3CK · Crystal Lake, IL
- Airport
- DPA · Dupage, runway 10, 4,000 × 75 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,079 total · 300 in this make and model · 1,850 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 22 knots, gusting 32
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.