What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On oct. 17, 1998, at 0030 CDT, a Beech, BE-65-A95, N90GN, collided with terrain while maneuvering at the Russellville municipal airport (rue) near Russellville, Arkansas. The airplane was operated by mid south LLC of rogers Arkansas under 14 CFR, part 91. The ATP pilot and the four passengers were not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Night meteorological conditions existed at the time of the accident. An IFR flight plan had been cancelled during the approach to the airport. The personal cross country flight departed forth worth meacham airport, fort worth, Texas. During a subsequent telephone conversation, the pilot stated that he was aware of a NOTAM that was current for runway lights that were out of service at the Russellville airport. Upon arrival at the Russellville airport, the pilot was unable to activate the pilot controlled runway lights. The front windshield was obscured by condensation and the pilot was attempting to see the runway through a window on the left side of the airplane. The pilot stated that during this time he "inadvertently" maneuvered the airplane into a descent. The pilot added that he could not identify the runway and in itiated a go-around, simultaneously, the airplane contacted a taxiway, subsequently turned 180 degrees on the taxiway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCT. 17, 1998, AT 0030 CDT, A BEECH, BE-65-A95, N90GN, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN WHILE MANEUVERING AT THE RUSSELLVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (RUE) NEAR RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY MID SOUTH LLC OF ROGERS ARKANSAS UNDER 14 CFR, PART 91. THE ATP PILOT AND THE FOUR PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NIGHT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN CANCELLED DURING THE APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT. THE PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED FORTH WORTH MEACHAM AIRPORT, FORT WORTH, TEXAS. DURING A SUBSEQUENT TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF A NOTAM THAT WAS CURRENT FOR RUNWAY LIGHTS THAT WERE OUT OF SERVICE AT THE RUSSELLVILLE AIRPORT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE RUSSELLVILLE AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE PILOT CONTROLLED RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS OBSCURED BY CONDENSATION AND THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEE THE RUNWAY THROUGH A WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THIS TIME HE "INADVERTENTLY" MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE INTO A DESCENT. THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE RUNWAY AND IN ITIATED A GO-AROUND, SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A TAXIWAY, SUBSEQUENTLY TURNED 180 DEGREES ON THE TAXIWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.