# Accident 20260226003219A: Peck JODEL-F12, Rogers, AR, February 26, 2026 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 26, 2026, 13:30 local time - Place: Rogers, AR - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.2810° N, 94.0439° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2810&lon=-94.0439&mi=10 - Aircraft: N30P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30P) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Peck JODEL-F12 (registry code 0566101, https://openairdocs.org/model/peck-jodel-f12) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PECK JODEL-F12 - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 3,911 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA126) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260226003219A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON FEBRUARY 26, 2026, AT 1330 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A JODEL-F12, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT AIRPLANE, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT NEAR ROGERS, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT DEPARTED FROM AR11, ROGERS, ARKANSAS, ABOUT 1327, TO REPOSITION THE AIRPLANE TO SPRINGDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DUE TO A PLANNED CLOSURE OF AR11 IN APRIL 2026. A WITNESS (A FELLOW AVIATOR) STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRPLANE WITH WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A ROUGH-RUNNING ENGINE, AS IF IT HAD A MAGNETO PROBLEM, WEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE ENGINE SOUND BECAME LOUDER AND CONTINUED TO RUN WITH THE SAME ROUGHNESS. THE WITNESS STATED THAT A WESTERLY WIND WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE WITNESS STATED THE AIRPLANE SOON APPEARED FROM THE WEST AND WAS HEADING EAST OVER HIS PROPERTY, WHICH HAD A PRIVATE EAST/WEST RUNWAY (1,000 FT BY 50 FT, TURF) IN USABLE CONDITION. THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO HIGH AND MOVING TOO FAST, BUT THE WITNESS THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE LOOKED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO SIDE-SLIP, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY BUT DID NOT TOUCH DOWN. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS OVER THE END OF HIS PROPERTY, IT STARTED TO CLIMB AND TURNED SLIGHTLY RIGHT TO A SOUTHERLY HEADING AS IT FLEW OUT OVER BEAVER LAKE. THE TURN INITIALLY APPEARED SHALLOW, AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH. THE AIRPLANE’S RIGHT TURN LOOKED AS IF IT INCREASED, AND THE AIRPLANE’S RIGHT ROLL INCREASED AS IT ENTERED A NOSE-DOWN DESCENT INTO THE LAKE. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED BEAVER LAKE AND WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. THE RECOVERED AIRPLANE WRECKAGE CONSISTED OF THE FUSELAGE, BOTH WINGS, EMPENNAGE, AND ENGINE. A PERSONAL BAG WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE WRECKAGE AND DID NOT CONTAIN AIRPLANE OR PILOT LOGBOOKS. THE AIRPLANE AND PILOT LOGBOOKS WERE NOT WITHIN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. THE PANEL-MOUNTED TACHOMETER HOUR INDICATION WAS “1,430.4.” THE MASTER TOGGLE-TYPE SWITCH WAS “ON,” AND THE MAGNETO KEY SWITCH, WITH THE KEY PRESENT, WAS IN THE “R” POSITION (RIGHT MAGNETO). THE MAGNETO KEY SWITCH WAS MOVED THROUGH ALL POSITIONS, DURING WHICH DETENTS AND PROPER POSITIONING WERE CONFIRMED. DURING ENGINE EXAMINATION, THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS WERE ATTACHED AND SECURED TO THE ENGINE AND COULD NOT BE MOVED BY HAND. ENGINE TIMING WAS FOUND TO BE ABOVE THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAGNETOS WERE REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE TO CHECK ELECTRICAL SPARK PRODUCTION. DUE TO WATER IMMERSION, BOTH MAGNETOS WERE FLUSHED WITH ALCOHOL AND BLOWN DRY WITH COMPRESSED AIR. WHEN THE LEFT MAGNETO DRIVE COUPLING WAS ROTATED BY HAND, NO SPARK OR A BARELY PERCEPTIBLE SPARK WAS OBTAINED FROM EACH DISTRIBUTOR IGNITION LEAD. THE LEFT MAGNETO WAS DISASSEMBLED, REVEALING RELATIVELY LONG-TERM CORROSION, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT, ON ITS INTERNAL METALLIC COMPONENTS, INCLUDING THE ENDS OF ITS CAPACITOR CAN/CASE. THE MAGNETO POINTS HAD A VERY SMALL RELATIVE GAP. THE CARBURETOR THROTTLE AND MIXTURE ARMS MOVED FREELY BY HAND. THE CARBURETOR WAS THEN DISASSEMBLED. THERE WAS NO DEBRIS IN THE CARBURETOR FUEL INLET SCREEN. THE CARBURETOR FLOAT WAS NOT FILLED WITH FLUID AND COULD BE MOVED FREELY. THE BRASS MIXTURE CONTROL VALVE WITHIN THE CARBURETOR BOWL CONTAINED ABOUT A 1-INCH BUILDUP OF A GREEN-COLORED SUBSTANCE CONSISTENT WITH LONG-TERM WATER CORROSION, NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT. THE GASCOLATOR WAS ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL AND ITS INTERNAL SCREEN, AND THE HOUSING WAS FREE OF DEBRIS. THERE WAS RESIDUAL LIQUID THAT WAS CLEAR IN COLOR AND HAD A SMELL CONSISTENT WITH STALE AUTOMOTIVE FUEL. THE PROPELLER WAS A 2-BLADE WOOD PROPELLER ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE’S PROPELLER FLANGE, WITH THE SPINNER INTACT. BOTH PROPELLER BLADES WERE BROKEN OFF AND EXHIBITED A BROOM-STRAW APPEARANCE, CONSISTENT WITH TORSION UPON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN/WATER. ## 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 CEN26FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26FA126), Feb 26, 2026: Peck JODEL-F12 (N30P), Rogers, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing 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. 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