# Accident 20030320008609A: Cessna 182S, Fayetteville, AR, March 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2003, 19:10 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Airport: Drake Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9153° N, 94.1597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9153&lon=-94.1597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97TD-2005-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182S (registry code 2072701, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5 (registry code 41808, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-ab1a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182S
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 24 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030320008609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 20, 2003 AT 1910 CST, A CESSNA 182S, N97TD ON A PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS DESTROYED WHEN DURING THE FINAL APPROACH TO DRAKE FIELD, FAYETTEVILLE ARKANSAS THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE CESSNA EMPLOYEES FLYING CLUB OF WICHITA KANSAS. ONE PASSENGER WAS FATALLY INJURED, ANOTHER PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. IMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 FTW03FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA114), Mar 21, 2003: Cessna 182S (N97TD), Fayetteville, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to fly a stabilized, published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Factors were the low clouds and night conditions.

## Other reports on N97TD (1)

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

- [Accident 20000921014309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000921014309A), Sep 21, 2000: Cessna 182S (N97TD), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Wichita, KS. Mid-Continent airport for a landing on rwy 19L. He made the round out at approx. 20 feet above the rwy, then the a/c ballooned, stalled and…

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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