# Accident 19891022042089A: Beech A36, Chicago, IL, October 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1989, 18:45 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5598° N, 87.5395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5598&lon=-87.5395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6736L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 355 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891022042089A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TURNED OFF RUNWAY ONTO TEMPORARY TAXIWAY AND LEFT MAIN GEAR FELL INTO A HOLE IN THE SOD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI90LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA018), Oct 22, 1989: Beech A36 (N6736L), Lansing, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN ELECTING TO TAXI ACROSS AN UNMARKED AREA IN DARK NIGHT CONDITIONS, AT AN AIRPORT WITH KNOWN CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS AND THE AIRPORT MANAGEMENT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THE…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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