Cessna 560 accident near Lake In The Hil, Illinois, April 25, 2002
On April 25, 2002 at about 8:36 pm local time, a Cessna 560, registered N560RP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lake In The Hil, Illinois (Lake In The Hills airport). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The flightcrew's delay in executing a go-around..
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 25, 2002 · about 8:36 pm local time
- Place
- Lake In The Hil, Illinois · Lake In The Hills · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 560 · all 560s on the register
- Registration
- N560RP · no longer on the register · serial 560-0158
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The on-demand air-taxi positioning flight sustained substantial damage when the nose gear collapsed during landing. The flightcrew changed seat positions so that the first officer would be able to accumulate additional pilot-in-command time by sitting in the left seat. The captain advised the first officer that he would be on the controls during the copilot's first landing attempt at the accident airport. When the airplane touched down, the first officer deployed the thrust reversers, the airplane lifted up, and then bounced 3-4 times down the runway. The captain stated that the first bounce was not severe enough to warrant a go-around. After the second or third bounce, the captain took the controls but could not control the airplane. He added that the airplane was too slow to attempt a go-around.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,749 hours in all; 23 in this make and model; 39 in the last 90 days; 30 in the last 30 days; 10,157 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: December 7, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
Co-pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,865 hours in all; 145 in this make and model; 120 in the last 90 days; 62 in the last 30 days; 3,650 as pilot in command; 1,500 on instruments
- Last flight review: December 7, 2001
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,927.1 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme
- Maximum gross weight: 16,100 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15D-5A (turbofan); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: SJT San Angelo TX at 7:18 pm
- Destination: 3CK Lake In The Hil IL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 26, 3,058 ft by 50 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 26 knots, gusting 34
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observation at 7:53 pm from DPA, 18 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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