CHI87FA087

NTSB accident investigation · Rockwell NA265-65 · East Alton, IL · February 26, 1987

Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal report
Date
February 25, 1987, 19:19 local (Feb 26, 1987, 01:19 UTC)
Place
East Alton, IL
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N465LCRockwell NA265-65
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Status
Completed · report February 24, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870225003379A
Case key
13634

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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/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofPilot in commandCause
Light condition - dark night
On ground/water collision with objectLanding - roll
Object - airport facilityFactor
Complete gear collapsedLanding - roll

Analysis

After landing pilot lost directional control of the aircraft during rollout. Aircraft struck taxiway edge and taxiway marker sign causing substantial damage to aircraft. Post accident testing of the anti-skid system did not reveal any functional defects.

Aircraft

Registration
N465LC
Reported as
Rockwell NA265-65
Category
Airplane
Serial number
46521
Airframe hours
2,288
Engine
Garrett TFE-731-3R, 3,700 lbs thrust, turbo fan
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Business · Part 91
Operator
Lc Aviation
Registered owner
L C Aviation
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Continuous airworthiness · January 17, 1987 · 45 hours before
Departed
CRW · Charleston, WV
Destination
ALN · East Alton, IL
Flight plan
IFR
Airport
ALN · St Louis Regional, runway 11, 6,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
44
Certificates
Commercial, Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
Instrument ratings
Helicopter, Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
9,684 total · 487 in this make and model · 9,307 as pilot in command · 111 in the last 90 days · 43 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
Wind
70° at 7 knots
Visibility
7 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
20,000 ft overcast
Temperature
45 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
ALN

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.