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CHI90LA082

1990-02-15 · WHEELING, Illinois, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport PWK

Current FAA registration · N6186X

Make / Model
CESSNA 310R
Year of manufacture
1978 · 12 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19780417
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A80FB6

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

PILOT'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE SLIPPERY, SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND A TWELVE KNOT DIRECT CROSSWIND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLLOUT WERE NORMAL, BUT AS IT DECELERATED, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. ATTEMPTS TO STOP THE DRIFT WERE INEFFECTIVE, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOWBANK. THE LANDING RUNWAY WAS SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED, AND THERE WAS A TWELVE KNOT DIRECT CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. BRAKING ACTION HAD BEEN REPORTED AS FAIR TO POOR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI90LA082.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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