- Date
- November 21, 1987, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Kankakee, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6255FCessna 337
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871121066519A
- Case key
- 14021
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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.
Analysis
The pilot was attempting to land on runway 22 at an uncontrolled airport when he heard another pilot transmit he was about to depart from the same runway. According to the pilot, while he was turning on to final approach, he observed an aircraft taxiing to runway 22. He then made a radio call to inform the departing aircraft of his intentions. The pilot stated he kept his airspeed up on final approach thinking he may need to go-around. The departing aircraft held short of the runway and the pilot attempted to land the aircraft. As a result of the modified approach, upon touchdown the aircraft bounced then stalled onto the runway. Shortly afterward, the nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6255F
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 337-0255
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-C1D, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David J. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 26, 1987
- Departed
- C18 · Frankfort, IL
- Destination
- IKK · Kanakee, IL
- Airport
- IKK · Greater Kanakee, runway 22, 5,100 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 352 total · 52 in this make and model · 230 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MDW, 25 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.