# Incident 20240724010519I: Mcilraith Glen SH-3R, Lake Village, AR, July 24, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2024, 09:34 local time
- Place: Lake Village, AR
- Airport: Al Patrick Flying Service
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3292° N, 91.2848° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Village, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3292&lon=-91.2848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N687BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N687BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcilraith Glen SH-3R (registry code 05623GD, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcilraith-glen-sh-3r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCILRAITH GLEN SH-3R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,765 total, 1,349 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240724010519I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM JACKSON-MEDGAR WILEY EVERS (KJAN) UNDER INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC) WITH AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) RECEIVED A WEATHER UPDATE FROM FAA WX WEATHER BRIEF, WHICH REPORTED A CLOUD CEILING OF 700 FEET AGL WITH COMPLETE OVERCAST. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PIC SWITCHED TO THE DEPARTURE FREQUENCY DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB. SHORTLY AFTER THE FREQUENCY CHANGE, THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR, BUT IT DID NOT RESPOND. THE PIC THEN TRIED TO RECYCLE THE LANDING GEAR, BUT AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE OCCURRED, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF INSTRUMENTATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION. THE PIC COULD NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND USED AN IPAD WITH FOREFLIGHT TO NAVIGATE TOWARD CLEAR AIR IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS. THE PIC STABILIZED THE AIRCRAFT AT 5,300 FEET TO STAY ABOVE THE CLOUD LAYER WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. AFTER EXECUTING AN EMERGENCY MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, THE PIC OPTED TO DIVERT TO LAKE VILLAGE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M32). AS THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED, THE PIC NOTICED THINNING CLOUDS AND LEVELED OFF AT 700 FEET, MISTAKENLY IDENTIFYING A SMALL AGRICULTURAL AIRPORT 1.1 MILES FROM M32 AT LAKE VILLAGE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 796 FEET DOWN A 2,300-FOOT RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 90-100 KNOTS WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL FLAPS. UPON LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 3.2 FEET OFF THE PAVED RUNWAY, LANDING INSTEAD ON GRAVEL AND WET GRASS. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO USE DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT'S PATH, BUT THIS WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. DUE TO THE LANDING GEAR MISALIGNMENT, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT TOWARD THE END OF THE AGRICULTURAL STRIP, STRIKING A DRAINAGE DITCH AT THE NORTHERN END AND COMING TO A STOP IN THE CENTER OF A TWO-LANE ROADWAY. AN INVESTIGATION BY THE AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR REVEALED THAT TWO WIRES HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S MASTER.

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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