# Incident 20230627007679I: Beech 58, Bentonville, AR, June 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2023, 14:57 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3729° N, 94.2088° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bentonville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3729&lon=-94.2088&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27PK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27PK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 58 (registry code 1152740, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 58
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230627007679I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE INCIDENT SEQUENCE, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED UNFORECASTED SEVERE TURBULENCE AT 4000’ MSL WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR AN ARRIVAL INTO NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATIONAL AIRPORT (KXNA). WHEN THE SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED, THE PILOT WAS BOUNCED UPWARDS AGAINST HIS SEATBELT WHILE THE SUN VISOR SIMULTANEOUSLY FELL INTO THE DOWN POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE PILOTS HEAD TO CONTACT THE SUN VISOR WHICH CREATED A SMALL LACERATION ON THE PILOT’S FOREHEAD. THE PILOT NOTIFIED APPROACH CONTROL ABOUT THE TURBULENCE AND WAS CLEARED TO A LOWER ALTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE BLEEDING AND LAND AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT. THE PILOT CONDUCTED A POST FLIGHT INSPECTION AND FOUND NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WITH SURFACE WINDS AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT REPORTING 18 KNOTS GUSTING TO 24 KNOTS.

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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