# NTSB ATL82FID07: Beech 90, N37990, Hot Springs, VA, April 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 26, 1982
- Place: Hot Springs, VA
- Location: 37.9515° N, 79.8339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INGALLS FLD (HSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9515&lon=-79.8339&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71081
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FID07
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71081/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FID07

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - missed approach - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING AN ILS APPROACH, HE DELAYED AT THE DECISION HEIGHT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UNTIL HE HAD A GOOD VIEW OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 671 FT FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY IN LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ONCE HE REALIZED WHERE HE WAS ON THE RUNWAY, IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY FOR 377 FT BEFORE COMING TO REST IN SOFT DIRT ON ITS NOSE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N37990 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 90
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: LA101
- Airframe hours: 400
- Engines: P&W PT6A-135 750 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: D. S. Ingalls
- Registered owner: D. S. Ingalls
- Departed: CGF, CLEVELAND, OH
- Destination: WJF, LANCASTER, CA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: HSP, Ingalls, runway 24, 5,601 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 51; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 10,092 total, 314 in this make and model, 13,819 as pilot in command, 92 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Day
- Temperature: 126 °F
- Observed at: WCT

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820426015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820426015579A), Apr 26, 1982: Beech F90, Hot Springs, VA, Substantial damage. Pilot delayed making missed approach during ILS approach. Aircraft touched down near end of runway, went off end.

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.

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