- Date
- December 11, 1986, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Benton Harbor, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9894TCessna T303
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861211069409A
- Case key
- 13708
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was flying to Benton Harbor to get work done on a continuing problem with the right eng throttle. On final apch, the plt did not get a gear down indication and tried to cycle the gear. Not sure that the gear was down, the plt choose to go-around. When power wad added, right eng did not respond and the acft rolled to the right. The right wing tip struck the rwy and on touchdown the nose gear collapsed and separated from the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9894T
- Reported as
- Cessna T303
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T30300052
- Airframe hours
- 1,001
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-AE, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Krenn Bridge Co, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- SBN · South Bend, IN
- Airport
- BEH · Ross Field Twin Cities, runway 27, 5,107 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,462 total · 284 in this make and model · 5,386 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.