Plane Crash List

Lanceair 235M N12TN

22 September 1993 · Rockford, Illinois, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 September 1993 at about 21:05 local time, a Lanceair 235M registered N12TN, operated by Nappi, Tito C., was involved in an accident near Rockford, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 21:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Cottonwood (1C8)
Coordinates
42.3491, -89.1503
Aircraft
Lanceair 235M
Registration
N12TN
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Nappi, Tito C.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Janesville → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI93LA377

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND DELAYED ABORTING THE LANDING. FACTORS WERE A WET RUNWAY AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF AIRPLANE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN FIVE MONTHS IN THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRPLANE. DURING A LANDING ON WET TURF, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB THE LANDING GEAR IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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