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Although Captain Eames had a total time of approximately 4430 hours of which approximately 2125 hours had been in the employ of Chicago and Southern Air Lines, Inc., he had logged only 78 hours and 36 minutes as a Captain on DC-3's. He had flown in the Chicago-Joliet region rather extensively, over a period of three years, as a co-pilot. He had never previously landed any aircraft at Joliet. He had never worked an instrument approach procedure to the Chicago Municipal Airport, nor had he ever practiced any approach procedure, as a Captain, at that airport. He did not cut the master switch when overshooting was evident, as indicated by the fact that the right engine continued to run for some seconds after the aircraft came to rest.
PROBABLE CAUSE: Action of the pilot in continuing to a landing after overshooting a part of the field in the approach.
