Individually Owned: 151,845
Corporate Owned: 143,699
Whiteman Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Pacoima, California 91331
Friday, January 22, 1993 13:36 PST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY BOTH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN THE TOWER CAB AND VARIOUS PILOTS AND MECHANICS AT THE AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THEIR OBSERVATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT'S FINAL APPROACH WAS 'HOT, HIGH AND LONG.' THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER BEGAN TO SKID. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID SIDEWAYS AND A MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A TAIL WIND ON FINAL WHICH CAUSED HIS AIRSPEED TO BE EXCESSIVE AND THE AIRCRAFT TO FLOAT. HE FURTHER REPORTED THAT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SKIDDING HE REACHED FOR THE FLAP CONTROL LEVER. THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN THE TOWER CAB REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE CALM AT THE TIME OF THE AIRCRAFT'S APPROACH AND LANDING.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH, HIS USE OF AN EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH AND HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE BRAKES. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS LIMITED EXPERIENCE IN BOTH MULTI ENGINE AND IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 1/22/1993 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1336 |
| Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
| Event City | PACOIMA |
| Event State | CALIFORNIA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 91331 |
| Event Date Year | 1993 |
| Event Date Month | 1 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | |
| Event Location Longitude | |
| Event Location Airport | WHITEMAN |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | WHP |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 1004 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1336 Pacific Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 1 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | WHP |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1004 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 1 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | PST |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Partial Obscuration |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 2 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 10 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -- |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 0 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 0 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 281 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | Jan 22 1993 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | 1503 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | 50908 |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 11 2000 1:07PM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N4458S |
| NTSB Number | LAX93LA105 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | BEECH |
| Aircraft Model | 58P |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | 58P |
| Aircraft Serial Number | TJ58 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 5400 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 6 |
| Number of Engines | 2 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | Jan 12 1993 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 2 |
| Airframe Hours | -- |
| ELT Installed | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | WILLIAM K. GAMBLE |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 301 E. COOK STREET, SUITE E |
| Aircraft Owner City | SANTA MARIA |
| Aircraft Owner State | CA |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 93454 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | WILLIAM K. GAMBLE |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | 301 E. COOK STREET, SUITE E |
| Operator City | SANTA MARIA |
| Operator State | CA |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 93454 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| Operator Certificate Number | -- |
| Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
| Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
| Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
| Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Business |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | No |
| Departure Airport Code | SMX |
| Departure City | SANTA MARIA |
| Departure State | CA |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1230 |
| Departure Time Zone | PST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | |
| Destination State | |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Jan 2 2001 10:34AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 12 |
| Runway Length | 3960 |
| Runway Width | 40 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |