# Accident 20030622013459A: Cessna 210M, Carlisle, AR, June 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2003, 23:30 local time
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Airport: Carlisle Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8333° N, 91.8000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8333&lon=-91.8000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9TK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9TK-2005-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 210M (registry code 2073450, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-210m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 210M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030622013459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 22, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 2330 CDT, CESSNA 210, N9TK, EXPERIENCED A CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES WEST OF THE CARLISLE, ARKANSAS AIRPORT (4M3). THE PRIVATE PILOT STATED HE BECAME DISORIENTED DURING A NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT AND BELIEVED HE WAS APPROACHING WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS. WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF RUNWAY LIGHTING THE PILOT CONTINUED A DESCENT IN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION EXPECTING TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A RICE FIELD AFTER STRIKING A LEVY. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO BEARDEN CONTRACTING CORP. OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN CLARKSDALE, ARKANSAS, WITH AN INTENDED DESTINATION OF WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS.

## 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 CHI03LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA175), Jun 23, 2003: Cessna 210M (N9TK), Carlisle, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to descend for landing, at night, without the runway environment insight. Contributing factors were the pilot's disorientation, the embankment and the dark…

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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