- Date
- February 3, 1988, 18:55 local (Feb 4, 1988, 00:55 UTC)
- Place
- Pontiac, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N383SPBeech A36
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880203001829A
- Case key
- 14041
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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.
Undershoot
Proper glidepath - not maintainedCause
Proper touchdown point - misjudgedCause
Diverted attentionFactor
Weather condition - snowFactor
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Nose gear collapsed
Terrain condition - icy
Terrain condition - snow covered
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Landing gear,nose gear - overloadFactor
Aircraft
- Registration
- N383SP
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E1554
- Airframe hours
- 1,600
- Engine
- Continental IO-540-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter Gibson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 23, 1987
- Departed
- BUF · Buffalo, NY
- Destination
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- PTK · Pontiac, runway 9R, 6,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,370 total · 98 in this make and model · 1,183 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots, gusting 13
- Lowest ceiling
- 300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PTK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.