# Accident 19991105046329A: Waco KNF, Midway, AR, November 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1999, 17:30 local time
- Place: Midway, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3891° N, 92.4800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3891&lon=-92.4800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N698N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N698N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco KNF (registry code 9600418, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-knf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner K5 series (registry code 37503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-k5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO KNF
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991105046329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOV. 5, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 CST, A WACO, N698N, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TREES DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO THE PROMISE LAND AIRPARK AIRPORT, A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, LOCATED NEAR MIDWAY, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT.  THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE LOCAL SIGHT-SEEING-FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PROMISE LAND AIRPORT ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE ONTO THE FINAL APPROACH LEG FOR RUNWAY 33.  THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS LOW, AND HE "ADVANCED THE THROTTLE AND PITCHED NOSE UP." HE STATED THAT "THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO CLIMB, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED."  THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A TREE WITH IT'S LEFT WING AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A WOODED AREA, 1/4 MILE FROM APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY.  ON NOV. 8, 1999, AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE SITE AND DETERMINED THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  INSPECTOR CURT WEEDMAN REPORTED THE FRONT WING SPARS FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER LEFT WINGS WERE STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. THE LEFT ELEV ATOR WAS BENT, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME, AND THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 FTW00LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA026), Nov 5, 1999: Waco KNF (N698N), Midway, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inability of the pilot to maintain control of the airplane as a result of a downdraft.

## Other reports on N698N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970815047659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815047659A), Aug 15, 1997: Waco KNF (N698N), Wamsutter, WY, Substantial damage. (-16) The pilot made a precautionary landing on a gravel road. According to the pilot the landing was normal into the wind. As the tail was lowered a gust of…
- [Accident 19910724029719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029719A), Jul 24, 1991: Waco KNF (N698N), Wendover, UT, Substantial damage. Repaired right strut with bad seal with o ring. Strut failed extend on takeoff. Lost control ground looped 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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