# Accident 19961207037519A: Beech A23, Conway, AR, December 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Conway, AR
- Airport: Dennis F Cantrell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0702° N, 92.3594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0702&lon=-92.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3597R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3597R-2013-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23 (registry code 1151204, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-346 series (registry code 17033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961207037519A

## Narrative

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

LANDING OF RUNWAY. CROSSWIND GUST LIFTED RIGHT WING, APPLIED POWER TOO LATE, DRIFTED LEFT OFF RUNWAY, HIT FENCE. (-23) ON DECEMBER 7, 1996, AT 1230 CST, A BEECHCRAFT BE-A23, N3597R, COLLIDED WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AT DENNIS F. CANTRELL FIELD, CONWAY, AR, WHILE THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING CROSSWIND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18 WITH A WIND FROM THE WEST. THE PILOT STATED A STRONGER THAN USUAL "GUST" RAISED THE RIGHT WING, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO DRIFT AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY WHILE IT WAS AIRBORNE. HE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT STRUCK A SMALL TREE. THE AIRPLANE THEN SETTLED INTO THE CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION SOON ENOUGH.

## 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 FTW97LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA056), Dec 7, 1996: Beech A23 (N3597R), Conway, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during the landing, and his failure to remain clear of the tree during the attempted go-around. The crosswind and the proximity of the small tree…

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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