What happened
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(-23) On June 30, 2007, at 14:48 CDT, a Cessna citation, CE-500, N771HR, while attempting an aborted landing on a wet runway, overran the runway, and collided with a blast fence and a house at the Conway, Arkansas (kcws) municipal airport. The commercial pilot and a resident of the house sustained fatal injuries, while the sole passenger and another resident of the house sustained minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed by fire. The aircraft was being operated as a private/personal flight by the pilot/owner under 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The flight originated at wichita falls, Texas at approximately 13:34 cft. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an instrument flight plan was filed. This runway (26) has a displaced threshold located 1,638 feet from the approach end. According to the airport facility directory this displaced threshold only applies to night operations. This displaced threshold leaves 3,232 feet of remaining runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2007, AT 14:48 CDT, A CESSNA CITATION, CE-500, N771HR, WHILE ATTEMPTING AN ABORTED LANDING ON A WET RUNWAY, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH A BLAST FENCE AND A HOUSE AT THE CONWAY, ARKANSAS (KCWS) MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND A RESIDENT OF THE HOUSE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES, WHILE THE SOLE PASSENGER AND ANOTHER RESIDENT OF THE HOUSE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PRIVATE/PERSONAL FLIGHT BY THE PILOT/OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS AT APPROXIMATELY 13:34 CFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THIS RUNWAY (26) HAS A DISPLACED THRESHOLD LOCATED 1,638 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY THIS DISPLACED THRESHOLD ONLY APPLIES TO NIGHT OPERATIONS. THIS DISPLACED THRESHOLD LEAVES 3,232 FEET OF REMAINING RUNWAY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.