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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1990 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Ottawa Airmens Club, Inc. |
| Registration: | N98923 |
| MSN: | 17276381 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1776 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newark, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Morris, IL (C09) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS APPROACH TO LANDING AND TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. HE REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLOW PROPERLY AND STARTED TO SLIDE DURING THE LANDING ROLL. ALSO, HE STATED THAT THE TURF RUNWAY WAS 'FROZEN AND HARD, BUT THE GRASS WAS WET DUE TO THE WARM WEATHER.' HE ESTIMATED THE TEMPERATURE WAS 40 DEGREES WITH WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT ZERO TO FIVE KNOTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. THE WET CONDITION OF THE GRASS RUNWAY WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA063
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 April 1989 | N98923 | Ottawa Airmens Club, Inc. | 0 | Ottawa, IL | |
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| 24 August 2013 | N98923 | Freeway Airport Inc | 0 | Freeway Airport (W00), Mitchellville, near Bowie, MD | |
sub |
| Gear collapse | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2024 15:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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