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FAA incident report · Beech 58P · Clarksville, AR · September 12, 1997

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Date
September 12, 1997 · 13:00 local
Place
Clarksville, AR
Airport
Clarksville Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3684Y
Reported as
Beech 58P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
750 total100 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N3684YRegistered now · Beech 58PS/N TJ-298 · Built 1980Airframe modelBeech 58PEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: pilot was anticipating a very short runway. Attempted to land as close as possible to end of runway. Touched down a few feet short of runway surface. Landed hard and the props struck the ground during the touchdown. Both wing skins wrinkled and prop tips were damaged. Pilot perceived the runway to be much shorter than actual. Pilot was counseled concerning proper preflight planning concerning runway length and aircraft capabilities.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ANTICIPATING A VERY SHORT RUNWAY. ATTEMPTED TO LAND AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE TO END OF RUNWAY. TOUCHED DOWN A FEW FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY SURFACE. LANDED HARD AND THE PROPS STRUCK THE GROUND DURING THE TOUCHDOWN. BOTH WING SKINS WRINKLED AND PROP TIPS WERE DAMAGED. PILOT PERCEIVED THE RUNWAY TO BE MUCH SHORTER THAN ACTUAL. PILOT WAS COUNSELED CONCERNING PROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING CONCERNING RUNWAY LENGTH AND AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES.