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N4648A accident description

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Crash location 42.114167°N, 87.901389°W
Nearest city Wheeling, IL
42.110304°N, 87.947570°W
2.4 miles away
Tail number N4648A
Accident date 28 Jul 2009
Aircraft type Cessna P210N
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot reported that the tower air traffic controller had asked him to perform a "short close approach to runway 34 due to other traffic." The pilot agreed and he had a nose high attitude during landing roll. He "momentarily lost forward vision" and the airplane drifted to the right side of the runway. The airplane impacted two lights. The pilot stated, "The non standard approach and possibly fatigue from a long day at the Oshkosh air show possibly contributed ... ."

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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