# NTSB CHI93LA032: Cessna 170B, N2836C, Kankakee, IL, November 14, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 14, 1992, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Kankakee, IL
- Coordinates: 41.110313, -87.860382 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1103&lon=-87.8604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15624
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI93LA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15624/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA032

## Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND NOT OBTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PRIOR TO LANDING TOUCH DOWN IN A CROSSWIND CONDITION.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft
- Nose down, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN HIS TAILWHEEL CONFIGURED AIRPLANE.  DURING THE LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT STATED HIS WING WAS PICKED UP BY THE WIND DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING TOUCHDOWN.  THE WIND, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WAS AN APPROXIMATE 50 DEGREE CROSSWIND AT NINE KNOTS GUSTING TO ABOUT THIRTEEN KNOTS.  THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AFTER HE LEVELED THE WINGS.  THE LANDING ROLL WAS NOT PARALLEL WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY EDGE, ITS TIRES SANK INTO THE SOFT GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.  A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WITNESS STATED THE WINDS WERE UNUSUALLY VARIABLE DURING THE TIMEFRAME OF THE ACCIDENT EVENT.  HE STATED HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING STRIKE THE GROUND AND CARTWHEEL, ENDING UP WITH ITS NOSE AND LEFT WINGTIP ON THE GROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2836C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2836C-2020-04-03), registration cancelled 2020-04-03, S/N 26379, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 26379
- Airframe hours: 3766
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Peter J. Conroy
- Registered owner: Peter J. Conroy
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 4, 1992, 10 hours before
- Departed: IKK
- Destination: IKK
- Airport: IKK, Greater Kankakee, runway 22, 5,985 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 230 total, 45 in this make and model, 95 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft broken
- Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: MDW, 43 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19921114046599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921114046599A), Nov 14, 1992: Cessna 170B, Kankakee, IL, Substantial damage. Crosswind raised upwind wing. Drifted off runway while leveling wings. Landed on soft sod adjacent to runway. Upset

## Other investigations on N2836C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM18), May 31, 1981: Cessna 170B (N2836C), Lowell, MI, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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