NTSB CHI92LA150 — 1992-05-16 · SAGINAW, Michigan, United States

N6167Z has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (MCCOMBS ROBERT C PEGASUS, built 2006), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

N6167Z Beech C23 None

Probable cause & findings

THE FIRST PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FIRST PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT TYPE.

Factual narrative

AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT EXECUTED A PRACTICE INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON LANDING AND COMMENCED A PORPOISE. THE ATP RELINQUISHED CONTROL TO THE OWNER IN THE RIGHT SEAT. THE OWNER APPLIED FULL THROTTLE TO ABORT THE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ANOTHER TOUCHDOWN, NOSE FIRST, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_CHI92LA150.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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