- Date
- January 17, 1986, 18:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Canton, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N68PCBeech BE-90C
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860117001029A
- Case key
- 13410
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Autopilot/flight director - engagedFactor
Autopilot - improper use ofCause
Remedial action - not performedFactor
Emergency procedure - not performedFactor
Hard landing
Nose gear collapsed
Analysis
After making a coupled ILS approach to 300 feet, the pilot stated he could not disconnect or override the autopilot. He subsequently landed hard and bounced, snapping the nose gear off. The aircraft came to rest on its nose with both propellers contacting the runway. The controls and autopilot were inspected and tested and found to be functioning properly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68PC
- Reported as
- Beech BE-90C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- LJ-1007
- Airframe hours
- 1,428
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-21, 550 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Beck Air, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- EKM · Elkhart, IN
- Destination
- CAK · Akron, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CAK · Akron Canton, runway 23, 5,599 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,884 total · 113 in this make and model · 4,005 as pilot in command · 126 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 230° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CAK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.