Schaumburg Rgnl Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Schaumburg, Illinois 60172
Friday, August 9, 2013 13:15 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot stated that, during the landing, the airplane made an uncommanded right turn. The pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane, and it departed the right side of the runway and collided with a taxiway sign. No evidence of a locked wheel was found on either the runway surface or the tire. No preimpact malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/9/2013
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1315
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Schaumburg
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 60172
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 415923N
Event Location Longitude 0880611W
Event Location Airport SCHAUMBURG RGNL
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 06C
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 286
Airport Elevation 801
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1251 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 276
Weather Observation Facility ID ORD
Elevation of weather observation facility 672
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 7
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4900
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 16
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 320
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KORD 091751Z 32007KT 10SM SCT049 BKN250 27/1
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 32367
NTSB Notification Source DuPage FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Feb 5 2014 3:19PM
User who most recently changed record aguj
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N721EZ
NTSB Number CEN13LA482
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name GLOS WALLIS RICHARD JR
Aircraft Model LONG-EZ
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 1327
Certified Max Gross Weight 1425
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 1 2013 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 1
Airframe Hours 442
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type C91-A
Aircraft Owner Name GLOS WALLIS RICHARD JR
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City ROSELLE
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 60172
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name GLOS WALLIS RICHARD JR
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City ROSELLE
Operator State IL
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 60172
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 06C
Departure City Schaumburg
Departure State IL
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1200
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code 06C
Destination City Schaumburg
Destination State IL
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Feb 5 2014 4:49PM
User who most recently changed record aguj
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 29
Runway Length 3800
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --