# Accident 19930122000729A: Beech A36, Cleveland, OH, January 22, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1993, 17:45 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Cuyahoga County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6394° N, 81.4000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6394&lon=-81.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2890A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2890A-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,854 total, 1,654 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930122000729A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED BELOW GLIDE SLOPE AND STRUCK TREES A MILE SHORT OF RUNWAY. BECAME CONFUSED. FAILED TO CORRECT PROPERLY.

## 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 NYC93LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA054), Jan 22, 1993: Beech A36 (N2890A), Willoughby, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDE PATH DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH, AND HIS IMPROPER REMEDIAL ACTION, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH TREES.

## Other reports on N2890A (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19911008054819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911008054819I), Oct 8, 1991: Beech A36 (N2890A), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Pilot not properly aligned with runway on approach. Hit runway lights on landing. Veered off runway.
- [Incident 19910521024039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910521024039I), May 21, 1991: Beech A36 (N2890A), Syracuse, NY. Engine rough on climbout. Returned. Found a burned right magneto distributor block.

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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