# NTSB CHI82DA191: Convair 240, N153PA, Detroit, MI, May 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 29, 1982, 04:03 local (08:03 UTC)
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Coordinates: 42.219886, -83.349067 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2199&lon=-83.3491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1983
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69202
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA191
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69202/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA191

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight encounter with weather, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - raising of flaps - improper, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command
  - terrain condition (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload

## Analysis

THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT DURING AN ILS APPROACH, HE SAW THE APPROACH LIGHTS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. REPORTEDLY, THE PLANE WAS ON THE GLIDE SLOPE AND LOCALIZER AS HE CONTINUED ON FINAL APPROACH. AFTER PASSING MINUMUMS, THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A FOG LAYER. THE CAPTAIN LOST FORWARD VISIBILITY AND ELECTED TO G0-AROUND. DURING THE GO-AROUND, THE CAPTAIN MADE A SHALLOW LEFT TURN AND CALLED FOR APPROACH FLAPS. AS THE FLAPS RAISED, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND THE MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND. AT THAT TIME, THE CAPTAIN MOVED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE. WHILE ROLLING OUT IN AN AREA OF GRASS BETWEEN 2 RUNWAYS, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE FLAPS WERE FOUND AT A 10 DEGREE SETTING. THE CAPTAIN STATED THAT THE FLAPS SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED AT 16.5 DEGREES FOR THE GO-AROUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N153PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N153PA-2020-07-23), registration cancelled 2020-07-23, S/N 304, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CONVAIR 240
- Registry model: [Convair 240-27](https://openairdocs.org/model/convair-240-27) (registry code 2422642) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 304
- Airframe hours: 16448
- Engines: P&W R-2800 2300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 121
- Registered owner: Providence Airlines Corporatio
- Departed: BUFFALO, NY
- Destination: DETROIT, MI
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: DTW, Detroit Metropolitan, runway 27, 8,700 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 52; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 16,500 total, 7,500 in this make and model, 11 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 0 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
- Temperature: 133 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820529024289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820529024289A), May 29, 1982: Cvac 24027, Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Landed on taxiway in dense fog after an ILS approach. Rollout on grass between runways. Nose wheel sheared off.

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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