What happened
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ATC report:
Blytheville, AR (hka): privacy data omitted, B23, stalled on short final and crashed near hka arpt. Sun in the pilot's eyes may have been a factor. Acft's nose and left main gear broke off. ATC svcs unkn. POB: 1, injuries: none, damage: extent unknown. 02/02/2024 1945Z
privacy data omitted Departed walnut ridge regional airport (karg) approximately 12:30 p.m. and was airborne for around 30 minutes for a personal, local flight to Blytheville Municipal Airport (khka).
Only 1 pilot on board, 55-year-OLD male, no passengers. No injuries.
Iic and one other airworthiness inspector were notified on 2/2/2024 at 1:50 p.m. and arrived on scene 2/3/2024 around 9:00 a.m.
On scene evidence indicated the aircraft (still airborne) veered off runway 18 in a southeast direction striking five-foot-tall saplings before making the first ground strike 30 feet away for 5-7 feet, leaving no debris before becoming airborne again. The second strike with saplings and the upper edge of a ditch 130 feet from the runway, broke the nose and left main landing gear off within a 20-foot skid in a muddy field. The bulk of the wreckage, the final resting place of the aircraft is approximately 150 from the runway.
Initial inspection of the aircraft:
Nose and left main landing gear was completely knocked off on impact.
Both sides of the engine cowl were damages/indented.
Firewall was compromised from engine pushed against it.
Left flap was severely damages.
Left horizonal stabilizer damaged at outboard leading edge.
Left side fuselage was buckled.
Left fuel tank was breached and leaking.
One propeller blade was just slightly bent and the other was undamaged.
Fuel on board was 29 gallons in the right tank and estimated 23-25 gallons in the left tank. Engine was feeding from left tank throughout the flight.
Interviews with the pilot, and his written statement indicated that all phases of flight leading up to final approach were normal & uneventful.
Flight logs showed he was current on all training in this aircraft.
Aircraft engine, propeller and maintenance logbooks were reviewed. 100 hour and annual inspections were recently conducted, and aircraft determined to be in airworthy condition.
As the FAA filed it
ATC REPORT:
BLYTHEVILLE, AR (HKA): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, B23, STALLED ON SHORT FINAL AND CRASHED NEAR HKA ARPT. SUN IN THE PILOT'S EYES MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR. ACFT'S NOSE AND LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF. ATC SVCS UNKN. POB: 1, INJURIES: NONE, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 02/02/2024 1945Z
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED WALNUT RIDGE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KARG) APPROXIMATELY 12:30 P.M. AND WAS AIRBORNE FOR AROUND 30 MINUTES FOR A PERSONAL, LOCAL FLIGHT TO BLYTHEVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KHKA).
ONLY 1 PILOT ON BOARD, 55-YEAR-OLD MALE, NO PASSENGERS. NO INJURIES.
IIC AND ONE OTHER AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR WERE NOTIFIED ON 2/2/2024 AT 1:50 P.M. AND ARRIVED ON SCENE 2/3/2024 AROUND 9:00 A.M.
ON SCENE EVIDENCE INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT (STILL AIRBORNE) VEERED OFF RUNWAY 18 IN A SOUTHEAST DIRECTION STRIKING FIVE-FOOT-TALL SAPLINGS BEFORE MAKING THE FIRST GROUND STRIKE 30 FEET AWAY FOR 5-7 FEET, LEAVING NO DEBRIS BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE SECOND STRIKE WITH SAPLINGS AND THE UPPER EDGE OF A DITCH 130 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY, BROKE THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF WITHIN A 20-FOOT SKID IN A MUDDY FIELD. THE BULK OF THE WRECKAGE, THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE AIRCRAFT IS APPROXIMATELY 150 FROM THE RUNWAY.
INITIAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT:
NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS COMPLETELY KNOCKED OFF ON IMPACT.
BOTH SIDES OF THE ENGINE COWL WERE DAMAGES/INDENTED.
FIREWALL WAS COMPROMISED FROM ENGINE PUSHED AGAINST IT.
LEFT FLAP WAS SEVERELY DAMAGES.
LEFT HORIZONAL STABILIZER DAMAGED AT OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE.
LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED.
LEFT FUEL TANK WAS BREACHED AND LEAKING.
ONE PROPELLER BLADE WAS JUST SLIGHTLY BENT AND THE OTHER WAS UNDAMAGED.
FUEL ON BOARD WAS 29 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK AND ESTIMATED 23-25 GALLONS IN THE LEFT TANK. ENGINE WAS FEEDING FROM LEFT TANK THROUGHOUT THE FLIGHT.
INTERVIEWS WITH THE PILOT, AND HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATED THAT ALL PHASES OF FLIGHT LEADING UP TO FINAL APPROACH WERE NORMAL & UNEVENTFUL.
FLIGHT LOGS SHOWED HE WAS CURRENT ON ALL TRAINING IN THIS AIRCRAFT.
AIRCRAFT ENGINE, PROPELLER AND MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS WERE REVIEWED. 100 HOUR AND ANNUAL INSPECTIONS WERE RECENTLY CONDUCTED, AND AIRCRAFT DETERMINED TO BE IN AIRWORTHY CONDITION.
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