Larsen Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Belleville, Michigan 48111
Thursday, October 21, 1993 12:30 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW THE LANDING APPROACH AT 70 MPH WITH FULL FLAPS AND THE AIRPLANE CROSSED THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AT 60 MPH. THE WINDS, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WERE GUSTY AT TOUCHDOWN. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, THE WINDS WERE 90 DEGREES TO THE LANDING RUNWAY WITH A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN OCCURRED WITH 100 TO 150 FEET OF THE RUNWAY REMAINING. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE IN TIME BEFORE TRAVELING OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

was wind information not used by the pilot-in-command and a resultant exceeding of the airplane's performance capabilities.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/21/1993
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1230
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City BELLEVILLE
Event State MICHIGAN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 48111
Event Date Year 1993
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport LARSEN FIELD
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 43G
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 690
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1145 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 10
Weather Observation Facility ID YIP
Elevation of weather observation facility 716
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 4
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 4400
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4400
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 25
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 11
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 260
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 20
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 30
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1337
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 27 1993 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1240
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 1:42PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N6353A
NTSB Number CHI94LA028
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 182
Aircraft Series Identifier 182
Aircraft Serial Number 33153
Certified Max Gross Weight 2550
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jul 1 1993 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 1939
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ROBERT G. BAKER
Aircraft Owner Street Address 139 CLARENCE STREET
Aircraft Owner City BELLEVILLE
Aircraft Owner State MI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 48111
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State I
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code JXN
Departure City JACKSON
Departure State MI
Departure Country
Departure Time 1200
Departure Time Zone EDT
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 36
Runway Length 1736
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --