# NTSB CHI88LA058: Beech A36, N383SP, Pontiac, MI, February 4, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: February 3, 1988, 18:55 local (Feb 4, 1988, 00:55 UTC)
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI88LA058
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14041/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA058

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - snow (contributing factor)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - icy
  - terrain condition - snow covered
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Aircraft

- Registration: N383SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E1554
- Airframe hours: 1600
- Engines: 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.

- Pilot; age 53; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880203001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880203001829A), Feb 3, 1988: Beech A36, Pontiac, MI, Substantial damage. Undershot the runway by 150 feet trying to land short due to poor braking action on the snow covered runway.

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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