- Date
- May 21, 1992, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dekalb, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6510VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920521015579A
- Case key
- 15450
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Probable cause
The pilot not maintaining a proper glidepath to the landing runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had made three previous approaches and landings on the same runway associated with the accident during the morning. Shortly after the fourth approach was executed the pilot stated the airplane encountered a strong down draft. While in the down draft the airplane struck 60 foot high powerlines which were approximately 1,200 feet from the threshold of the landing runway. The airplane collided with the airport parking ramp and slid onto the grassy clearway adjacent to the ramp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6510V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0740
- Airframe hours
- 4,086
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Planemaster Services, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Planemaster Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 21, 1992 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- DPA · West Chicago, IL
- Airport
- DKB · Dekalb-Taylor, runway 9, 4,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,254 total · 31 in this make and model · 997 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 21 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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