Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER accident near Chicago, Illinois, June 16, 2022
On June 16, 2022 at about 7:20 pm local time, a 2020 Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER, registered N833CA, was substantially damaged in an accident during taxi (to runway) near Chicago, Illinois (Chicago O'Hare Intl airport). It was a ferry flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The accident airplane encountered jet blast from a departing Boeing 737.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 16, 2022 · about 7:20 pm local time
- Place
- Chicago, Illinois · Chicago O'Hare Intl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2012 TRAVELLER, built 2020 · all P2012 TRAVELLERs on the register
- Registration
- N833CA · registry record · serial 014/US
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Ferry flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
Cape Air’s pilot reported that while waiting to depart, the tower cleared their flight to line up and wait at the N5 intersection, advising “traffic on the roll” on runway 28R. As the accident airplane approached the hold short line, the right wing was lifted, and the right landing gear was raised off the ground causing the left wingtip to contact the ground. Cape Air’s pilot corrected the airplane to a normal attitude, exited the runway at EE intersection and returned to the fixed base operator (FBO). The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left forward wing spar. Figure 1. Google Earth imagery of the locations of the accident airplane and departing airplane at the time of the upset. ADS-B data showed the upset occurred about 28 seconds after a preceding Boeing 737 (B737) had crossed the same hold short line. At the time of the upset, shown in Figure 1, the B737 had just completed the turn on to the runway centerline and begun increasing thrust for takeoff.
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
What happened, in order
- Prop/jet/rotor blast/suction during taxi (to runway) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Turbulence › (general) › Effect on equipment
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 26,000 hours in all; 700 in this make and model; 159 in the last 90 days; 52 in the last 30 days; 25,000 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: May 1, 2022
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,278.7 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, May 15, 2022
- Maximum gross weight: 8,157 lb
- Seats: 11
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: Lycoming TEO-540-C1A (piston); 1,373 hours total
- Engine 3: Lycoming TEO-540-C1A (piston); 1,373 hours total
- Operator: Hyannis Air Service, Inc
The flight
- Destination: KSTL St. Louis MO
- Runway 28R, 13,000 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 250° at 16 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 33°F (1°C), dew point 11°F (-12°C)
- Altimeter: 29.91 inHg
- Observation at 1:51 pm from KORD
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
4 documents, released by the NTSB on April 20, 2023. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 11 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Pilot Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | ADS-B Data for N833CA | spreadsheet | Download |
| 4 | ADS-B Data for Departing B737 | spreadsheet | Download |
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