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CHI92LA132

1992-04-23 · YPSILANTI, Michigan, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport YIP

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S MISJUDGING OF THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS INCLUDE (AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE) HYDROPLANING CONDITION, AND THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S POOR EVALUATION OF WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Factual narrative

THE AIRPLANE LANDED LONG ON A WET RUNWAY AND BEGAN TO HYDROPLANE. BRAKES AND THRUST REVERSERS WERE INEFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. WHEN THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRPLANE ONTO A RAMP AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE NOSE GEAR BEGAN TO SINK INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN AND WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TAXIWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA132.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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