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Clinton Field
Clinton Field
	USGS aerial image as of 22 March 1994
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; FAA LID: I66;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Clinton County Board of Commissioners
Serves	Clinton County, Ohio
Location	Wilmington, Ohio
Elevation AMSL	1,033 ft / 315 m
Coordinates	39°30′09″N 083°51′48″W / 39.50250°N 83.86333°W
Map
	I66 Location of airport in Ohio I66 I66 (the United States)
Runways
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 8/24/2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 8/24/2022)	27,010
Based aircraft	27
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Clinton Field (FAA LID: I66) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) northwest of the central business district of Wilmington, a city in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the Clinton County Board of Commissioners.^[1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Clinton Field covers an area of 54 acres (22 ha) at an elevation of 1,033 feet (315 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,579 by 60 feet (1,091 x 18 m). During May through September, the airport is attended from 08:00 to 20:00. During October through April, it is attended from 08:00 to 17:00. The fixed-base operator (FBO) offers services such as rental cars and hangar space as well as amenities like internet, conference rooms, vending machines, and a crew lounge.^[1]^[3]

For the 12-month period ending August 24, 2022, the airport had 27,010 aircraft operations, an average of 74 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% air taxi and less than 1% military. At that time there were 27 aircraft based at this airport, 25 single-engine, and 2 multi-engine^[1]

Accidents and incidents

On March 11, 1995, a Piper PA-28 was damaged during a go-around at the Clinton County Airport. While on approach, the pilot reported that the plane was sinking faster than he expected, so he attempted a go-around. While transitioning into the climb, the airplane's landing gear struck a snow bank. During the subsequent emergency landing, the right main gear collapsed, the airplane turned to the right and went off the right side of the runway. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance during a go around; a factor is the pilot's delay in initiating a go around.^[4]^[5]
On October 15, 2016, a Luscombe 8 crashed while landing at the Clinton County Airport. After touchdown, the airplane began to porpoise, and the pilot held the stick back. After a few porpoises, the airplane veered to the left; the pilot tried correcting with opposite rudder, but the airplane exited the runway surface. The airplane hit a ditch and became airborne; the pilot tried to add power to go around, but the airplane didn't climb. With trees approaching, the pilot subsequently landed the airplane. The probable cause of the accident was found to be the pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion.^[6]^[7]^[8]