# NTSB CHI90LA045: Beech 58P, N6036S, Harrison, OH, December 18, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 18, 1989, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Harrison, OH
- Coordinates: 39.239349, -84.790008 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2393&lon=-84.7900&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI90LA045
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14605/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA045

## Probable cause

THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE, SPEED, AND ALTITUDE ON FINAL APPROACH AND FAILED TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  UNEVEN (RISING) TERRAIN NEAR THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND THE RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Sequence of events

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

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - distance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vref) - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing
  - object - runway light (contributing factor)
- Main gear collapsed, landing
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET 'LOW AND SLOW.' THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND ON A SLIGHT UPHILL SLOPE, ABOUT 10 FEET BEFORE THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, AND DAMAGED SOME RUNWAY LIGHTS AS IT CONTINUED UP ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT VEERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DELIBERATELY IN AN ATTEMPT TO 'REDUCE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE.' THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6036S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TJ-26
- Airframe hours: 1420
- Engines: CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-L 310 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: L. M. Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: Frederick P. Logeman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 24, 1989, 1 hours before
- Departed: LUK, CINCINNATI, OH
- Airport: I67, Cincinnati West, runway 18, 3,042 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 59; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 1,580 total, 89 in this make and model, 1,466 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 21 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: LUK, 19 nm away

## 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 19891218051689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891218051689A), Dec 18, 1989: Beech 58P, Harrison, OH, Substantial damage. Undershot the runway by a few feet. Impact collapsed main gears. Aircraft slid to a stop off side of 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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