Coronado Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87184
Thursday, October 8, 1987 16:15 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

ACFT WAS LANDING ON RWY 17 AT CORONADO AIRPORT, 9 NM N OF ALBUQUERQUE, NM INTL ARPT. PLT SAID HE BROUGHT PROPS INTO REVERSE AND ACFT WENT OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RWY. PLT BROUGHT PROPS OUT OF REVERSE, REALIGNED ACFT ON RWY, AND REVERSED PROPS AGAIN. ACFT WENT OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RWY AND COLLIDED WITH RWY LIGHTS AND CULVERTS. RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. WITNESSES SAID APCH WAS TOO FAST WITH HIGH SINK RATE THAT WAS ARRESTED IN LANDING FLARE. PLT SAID HE DID NOT THINK THERE HAD BEEN ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, BUT LATER WROTE HE THOUGHT LEFT PROP FAILED TO REVERSE. EXAM OF ACFT REVEALED BOTH PROP BLADE TIPS CURLED OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF ROTATION ABOUT 6 IN FROM TIP.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/8/1987
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1615
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City ALBUQUERQUE
Event State NEW MEXICO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 87184
Event Date Year 1987
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport CORONADO
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 4AC
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 5280
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1550 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 2
Weather Observation Facility ID ABQ
Elevation of weather observation facility 5352
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 9
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 8000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 60
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 29
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 270
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 21
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 7900
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
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 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1212
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 34563
Date of most recent change to record Dec 13 2000 2:54PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N711TT
NTSB Number DEN88LA005
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name ROCKWELL
Aircraft Model 690B
Aircraft Series Identifier 690B
Aircraft Serial Number 11362
Certified Max Gross Weight 10325
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 10
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Mar 26 1987 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 40
Airframe Hours 1829
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name ADA AIRCRAFT MUSEUM
Aircraft Owner Street Address 6401 NW GRAND BLVD. #602
Aircraft Owner City OKLAHOMA CITY
Aircraft Owner State OK
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 72116
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
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 2DT
Departure City OKLAHOMA CITY
Departure State OK
Departure Country
Departure Time 1430
Departure Time Zone CDT
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 10:35AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 4010
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --