- Date
- May 9, 1987, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lebanon, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2224NCessna 120
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870509014559A
- Case key
- 13763
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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
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Analysis
While landing on runway 18, pilot lost directional control and veered off left side of runway into a gully. The pilot stated prior to landing he received winds reported from 220 degrees at 11 knots through ATIS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2224N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12460
- Airframe hours
- 3,300
- Engine
- Continental C85-12A, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Cletus Lamm, II
- Registered owner
- Cletus E. Lamm, II
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 3MY · Peoria, IL
- Airport
- 614 · Boone County, runway 18, 3,600 × 30 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 236 total · 100 in this make and model · 176 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.