# Incident 19970912042439I: Beech 58P, Clarksville, AR, September 12, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1997, 13:00 local time
- Place: Clarksville, AR
- Airport: Clarksville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4707° N, 93.4272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLARKSVILLE MUNI (H35), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4707&lon=-93.4272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3684Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3684Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58P (registry code 1152744, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912042439I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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