Narrative:
A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air turboprop plane, N92JR, sustained substantial damage in a forced landing accident on a road near Chicago-Executive Airport, IL (PWK). The pilot sustained minor injuries.
The airplane originated in Springfield Robertson County Airport, TN were it departed at 18:51. About 20:30, while on approach to Chicago-Executive Airport, the airplane touched down on a road in a residential area north of the airport. It came down on South Wolf Road, some 300 meters north of runway 16. The right wing struck a tree, spinning it around near the intersection of South Wolf Rad and East Hintz roads.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper fuel planning and management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion."
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Tuesday 25 June 2013 |
| Time: | 20:30 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 200 Super King Air |
| Operator: | Tennair |
| Registration: | N92JR |
| MSN: | BB-751 |
| First flight: | 1981 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-41 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 0,3 km N of Chicago-Executive Airport, IL (PWK) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Springfield Robertson County Airport, TN, United States of America |
| Chicago-Executive Airport, IL (PWK/KPWK), United States of America |
A Beechcraft 200 Super King Air turboprop plane, N92JR, sustained substantial damage in a forced landing accident on a road near Chicago-Executive Airport, IL (PWK). The pilot sustained minor injuries.
The airplane originated in Springfield Robertson County Airport, TN were it departed at 18:51. About 20:30, while on approach to Chicago-Executive Airport, the airplane touched down on a road in a residential area north of the airport. It came down on South Wolf Road, some 300 meters north of runway 16. The right wing struck a tree, spinning it around near the intersection of South Wolf Rad and East Hintz roads.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The pilot's improper fuel planning and management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Fuel exhaustion Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» Pilot Survives Crash Landing In Wheeling (CBS Chicago)Photos
Video, social media
Twin-prop Plane crash in Wheeling; missed Chicago Executive airport, apartments #pioneerpress http://t.co/46rgczh9Q6 pic.twitter.com/AvLWV0IlK7
— Rich Bird (@RichBird_editor) June 26, 2013
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Distance from Springfield Robertson County Airport, TN to Chicago-Executive Airport, IL as the crow flies is 622 km (389 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Springfield Robertson County Airport, TN to Chicago-Executive Airport, IL as the crow flies is 622 km (389 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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