# Accident 20010201004639A: Beech 58, Brinkley, AR, February 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2001, 06:38 local time
- Place: Brinkley, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9178° N, 91.2814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9178&lon=-91.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N448DH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010201004639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A/C WAS ENROUTE FROMMEM TO LIT ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. LEVEL AT 4,000'. PILOT INFORMED MEMARTCC THE RIGHT ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE WAS TOO HIGH AND ASKED FOR NEAREST AIRPORT. ATC PROVIDED VECTORS TO BRINKLEY (M36) ARKANSAS AIRPORT. BEFORE THE PILOT FOUND THE RUNWAY HE ELECTED TO EXECUTE A LANDING IN A SOFT, FLAT, AGRICULTURAL FIELD 5 NM NORTHWEST OF M36. HE STATED HE SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENGINE BY MOVING THE MIXTURE LEVEL TO "OFF" AND BY "FEATHERING" THE RIGHT PROPELLER. HE STATED HE HAD PROBLEMS HOLDING ALTITUDE AT "100 IAS". SHORTLY AFTER THESE ACTIONS THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED/DAMAGED IN THE DESCRIBED FIELD. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND RETRACTED, THE LANDING GEAR DOWN (NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED, BOTH PROPELLERS (ALL 6 BLADES) SMOOTHLY BENT BACK WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF EITHER PROPELLER HAVING BEEN FEATHERED.

## 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 FTW01LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA057), Feb 1, 2001: Beech BE-58 (N448DH), Brinkley, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's poor inflight planning and decision making which resulted in his executing a precautionary landing in a soft field. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the…

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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