# NTSB CHI98LA221: Cessna T310R, N5255C, Wheeling, IL, June 24, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 24, 1998, 12:09 local (17:09 UTC) - Place: Wheeling, IL - Coordinates: 42.13013, -87.920471 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1301&lon=-87.9205&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10935 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI98LA221 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10935/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA221 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a lack of directional control of the aircraft. Factors to the accident were the two airport signs and the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted - object - airport sign/marker (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was cleared for takeoff on runway 30R. As the pilot began his rotation at 85 knots the airplane began to drift off the right side of the runway. The pilot aborted the takeoff, closed the throttles, and applied brake pressure. The aircraft impacted two airport signs before coming to a stop. The pilot stated that he then contacted the tower and taxied the airplane to the ramp without assistance. Post accident investigation show that there was substantial damage to the nose section of the aircraft. The winds reported at the airport, 16 minutes prior to the accident, were from 210 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot reported the accident could have been avoid or minimized had he closed the throttles sooner when struck by the gust of wind and had he pushed the nose of the airplane back on the ground to try and regain directional control. ## Factual narrative On June 24, 1998, at 1209 central daylight time, a Cessna T310R, N5255C, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted airport signs, following a loss of control during takeoff from runway 30R (4397' x 50', concrete, dry) at the Palwaukee Municipal Airport, Wheeling, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight had an instrument flight plan on file. The pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident with the intended destination of Westmoreland County Airport, Latrobe, Pennsylvania. According to the pilot's written statement, he was cleared for takeoff on runway 30R. The aircraft accelerated down the centerline to approximately 85 knots when the pilot started to rotate. The pilot stated that at rotation the aircraft began to drift off the right side of the runway. The pilot aborted the takeoff, closed the throttles, and applied brake pressure. The aircraft impacted two airport signs before coming to a stop. The pilot stated that he then contacted the tower and request to taxi back to the ramp. The aircraft was able to taxi to the ramp without assistance. Post accident investigation show that there was substantial damage to the nose section of the aircraft. The aircraft also suffered minor damage to the left wing-tip tank, left cowl flap, left engine nacelle, and one of the de-ice boots on the left propeller. Winds reported at the Palwaukee Airport, 16 minutes prior to the accident, were from 210 degrees at 9 knots. The pilot reported that the accident could have been prevented or minimized had "...I closed the throttles sooner when struck by the gust and pushed my nose gear back on the ground to try and regain some directional control." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5255C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5255C), registered now, S/N 310R1528, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna T310R - Registry model: [Cessna T310R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t310r) (registry code 2074246) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 310R1528 - Airframe hours: 2563 - Engines: Continental TSI0-520-BB 285 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Adib H. Barsoum - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 22, 1998, 14 hours before - Departed: PWK - Destination: LBE, WESTMORELAND CO, PA - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: PWK, Palwukee Municipal, runway 30R, 4,397 × 50 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,581 total, 141 in this make and model, 1,154 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 9 knots - Visibility: 4 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: PWK, 1 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 19980624014909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980624014909A), Jun 24, 1998: Cessna 310R, Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Acft ran off the left side of the rwy on thake off and sustained sub damage, wheeling IL. (.19) on June 24, 1998, at 1209 central daylight time (CDT), a Cessna… 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.