NTSB CHI92LA012 — 1991-10-16 · DETROIT, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N4603W

Make / Model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112TC
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A59C71

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N4603W Rockwell 112YC None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A MAJOR REPAIR AND CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES.

Factual narrative

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE LANDED WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT STATED, 'I APPROACHED GLIDE SLOPE I LOWERED THE GEAR. I GOT GREEN LIGHTS ONLY ON THE TWO MAIN GEAR AND NO NOSE GEAR.' THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO AROUND AND REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO A CLEAR AREA IN ORDER TO ASCERTAIN THE NATURE OF THE LANDING GEAR PROBLEM. WHEN ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WERE UNSUCCESSFUL THE PILOT ORDERED HIS PASSENGER INTO THE REAR SEAT AND LANDED ON THE SOD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTORS FOUND PREEXISTING STRUCTURAL AND SHEET METAL DAMAGE IN THE NOSE AREA OF THE AIRPLANE DURING A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_CHI92LA012.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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