# Accident 19960427008689A: Cessna 182P, Fordyce, AR, April 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1996, 09:45 local time
- Place: Fordyce, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8102° N, 92.4103° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8102&lon=-92.4103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20737, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20737-1998-01-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182P (registry code 2075816, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960427008689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MADE A GO AROUND AND STRUCK TREES NEAR THE AIRPORT. (-23) PILOT PLANNED ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 0R. HE WAS HIGH, CLOSED THE THROTTLE, AND ADDED CARBURETOR HEAT. HE ALSO KNEW HE WAS FAST, BUT THIS WAS INTENTIONAL TO COMPENSATE FOR A STRONG DIRECT LEFT CROSSWIND. HE DEPLOYED FULL FLAPS, FLARED AND THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN BUT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME. HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. HE APPLIED FULL POWER, DIDN'T REMOVE THE CARBURETOR, AND BEGAN A CLIMBOUT. PILOT REALIZED HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES AHEAD, CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND LANDED. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 1,000 FEET BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA188), Apr 27, 1996: Cessna 182P (N20737), Fordyce, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to initiate a timely go-around. A factor was the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed during the approach.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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