Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 17 December 2002
Aircraft Type: Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster
Owner/operator: Planemasters
Registration Number: N277PM
Location: 3,4 km SW of Rockford-Greater Rockford Airport, IL (RFD) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Component Affected: The Cessna 208 aircraft.The Cessna 208 aircraft.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A Cessna 208 aircraft, en route from Decatur (DEC) to Rockford (RFD) for UPS cargo, experienced a catastrophic crash due to pilot error during an ILS approach. The pilot failed to maintain control, exacerbated by unfavorable weather conditions ? low ceilings, high winds, and crosswind ? which resulted in a collision with trees and subsequent crash into a plowed cornfield.A Cessna 208 aircraft, en route from Decatur (DEC) to Rockford (RFD) for UPS cargo, experienced a catastrophic crash due to pilot error during an ILS approach. The pilot failed to maintain control, exacerbated by unfavorable weather conditions ? low ceilings, high winds, and crosswind ? which resulted in a collision with trees and subsequent crash into a plowed cornfield.
Description
The Cessna 208 departed Decatur (DEC) at 21:54, transporting cargo for United Parcel Service (UPS) to Rockford (RFD). At 22:49 the pilot was cleared for the ILS runway 07 approach. One minute later the local controller issued the winds as 140 degrees at 18 knots and cleared the flight to land. On finals the Cessna struck trees and crashed on a plowed cornfield. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ILS approach. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings, high winds, crosswind, and wind shear conditions that existed.”
Primary Cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ILS approach.The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the ILS approach.Share on:
