- Date
- January 16, 1987, 21:45 local (Jan 17, 1987, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Corning, IA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7688NBeech A-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870116040609A
- Case key
- 34334
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt had progressed normally from champagne, IL. The IFR flt plan was cancelled at lamoni VOR and the flt proceeded VFR. On final approach to rwy 17, aprx 1 mile from the rwy, the altimeter suddenly unwound and the acft struck trees. The altimeter had functioned normally up to that point. Post accident inspection of the altimeter showed binding of the 100 foot needle at the tang. Only slow movement of the needle produced a significant problem in binding. The testing of the altimeter produced a similar malfunction to that experienced by the plt during the approach. The lights of the arpt were functioning properly during the approach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7688N
- Reported as
- Beech A-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-96
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-B, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Roscoe Brown Sales Co.
- Registered owner
- Brown Bear Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1986
- Departed
- CMI · Champaign, IL
- Destination
- Corning, IA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CRZ · Corning
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,586 total · 1,326 in this make and model · 1,484 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 90° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,300 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMA, 56 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.