# NTSB CHI94LA118: Cessna TU206B, N3841G, Canton, IL, March 21, 1994

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 21, 1994, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Canton, IL
- Coordinates: 40.559886, -90.040328 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5599&lon=-90.0403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 9493
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94LA118
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9493/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA118

## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions.  A factor associated with the accident was the crosswind.

## Sequence of events

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

- Nose over, taxi - from landing
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT ON RUNWAY 36, AND WAS TAXIING TO EXIT THE RUNWAY.  HE SAID THE WIND CAUGHT THE LEFT WING AND NOSED THE AIRPLANE OVER.

## Factual narrative

On March 21, 1994, at 1130 central standard time, a Cessna TU206B airplane, N3841G, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over after landing on runway 36 in Canton, Illinois.  The pilot reported no injuries.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight.  No flight plan was filed.  The flight originated from Sallisaw, Oklahoma, about 0730 central standard time.

The pilot reported he had monitored the automatic terminal information service at Peoria, Illinois, 18 nautical miles northeast of Canton, which indicated Peoria winds were 330 degrees at 19 knots.  He landed at Canton without incident and was taxiing to the ramp.  He said the wind caught the left wing and nosed the airplane over.

Following the accident, the pilot estimated the winds were 320 degrees at "35 knots or more".

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3841G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3841G), registered now, S/N U206-0841, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA TU206B
- Registry model: [Cessna TU206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-tu206b) (registry code 2073324) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: U206-0841
- Airframe hours: 4020
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Westbrook, Michael, doing business as 3841g Inc
- Registered owner: Eagle Eye Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Special, Provisional (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1994, 50 hours before
- Departed: 2M3, SALLISAW, OK
- Airport: CTK, Ingersoll, runway 36, 3,899 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,306 total, 52 in this make and model, 4,228 as pilot in command, 78 in the last 90 days, 46 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 18 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: PIA, 18 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 19940321006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940321006149A), Mar 21, 1994: Cessna TU206B, Canton, IL, Substantial damage. During taxi to ramp wind caught left wing and aircraft nosed over.

## Other investigations on N3841G (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 OAK68F0132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0132), Oct 15, 1967: Cessna 206 (N3841G), Reno, NV, 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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