# NTSB CHI94LA150: Boeing B75-N1, N68135, Sandwich, IL, May 8, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 8, 1994, 15:19 local (20:19 UTC) - Place: Sandwich, IL - Coordinates: 41.639007, -88.620399 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6390&lon=-88.6204&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 13, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9521 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94LA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9521/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA150 ## Probable cause the pilot in command's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing and attempted go around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, go-around (vfr) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted - object - tree(s) ## Analysis THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS LANDING ON A GRASS RUNWAY WITH A 70 DEGREE CROSSWIND OF 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT WING BEGAN TO LIFT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. THE LEFT WINGTIP DRAGGED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AS IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES, THE PILOT INTENTIONALLY REDUCED POWER, LANDED AND IMPACTED THE TREES. ## Factual narrative On May 8, 1994, at 1519 central daylight time, a Boeing B75-N1, N68135, operated by Edward Midgley of Geneva, Illinois, impacted trees during a landing go around at Woodlake Landing Airport, Sandwich, Illinois, and was substantially damaged. The commercial rated pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The flight was operated under 14 CFR Part 91 as a local pleasure flight. The pilot reported that while landing on runway 18 (1,800'x200', turf), with winds estimated from 230 degrees magnetic at 12 knots gusting to 18 knots, a sideward drift developed and the right wing began to lift up. The pilot attempted a go around, dragged the left wingtip on the ground, and became airborne. The pilot reported that when he realized he would not clear trees, he reduced power to land. The airplane contacted trees, substantially damaging all 4 wings, the wing center sections, and rupturing fuel lines. No fire occurred and the pilot had to assist the front seat passenger in egressing the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N68135](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68135), registered now, S/N 75-7145, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING B75-N1 - Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-7145 - Airframe hours: 10247 - Engines: CONTINENTAL W6706N 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Edward S. Midgley - Registered owner: Edward S. Midgley - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, June 15, 1993, 14 hours before - Departed: C48, SANDWICH, IL - Destination: C48, SANDWICH, IL - Airport: C48, Woodlake Landings, runway 18, 1,800 × 200 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 1,797 total, 208 in this make and model, 1,693 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 12 knots, gusting 18 - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F ## 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 19940508016149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508016149A), May 8, 1994: Boeing B75N1, Sandwich, IL, Substantial damage. Gusty crosswind Landing. Dragged a wing. Began belated go around. Drifted. Unable clear trees. Aborted into trees. ## Other investigations on N68135 (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 OAK69F0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69F0004), May 28, 1968: Boeing A75 (N68135), Meridian, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.