# Accident 19960611013239A: Beech 23BEECH, Werner, AR, June 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1996, 18:25 local time
- Place: Werner, AR
- Airport: Sally Wofford Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6096° N, 90.8991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6096&lon=-90.8991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2398L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2398L-2012-08-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 23 (registry code 1151202, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 23BEECH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960611013239A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING, LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE, NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED, PROP HIT THE RUNWAY. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 19 AT SALLY WOFFORD AIRPORT IN WEINER, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH AND LANDED HARD. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF AND IMPACTED THE AFT FUSELAGE. THE AIRPLANE SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND THE NOSE GEAR HIT A CONCRETE BLOCK AND COLLAPSED, AND THE PROPELLER HIT 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 FTW96LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA245), Jun 11, 1996: Beech 23 (N2398L), Weiner, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: an improper flare by the pilot, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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