- Date
- April 13, 2002, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Conway, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4090DCessna 182A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA
- FAA report
- 20020413009669A
- Case key
- 54557
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to land the airplane at a proper touchdown point on the runway and his delayed decision to initiate a go-around over high obstacles.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot landed long beyond his intended touchdown point. He delayed his decision to initiate a go-around. The airplane struck trees at the end of the runway.
Factual narrative
On April 13, 2002, approximately 1530 central daylight time, a Cessna 182A airplane, N4090D, registered to and operated by a private individual was substantially damaged when it collided with trees and the ground during a VFR go-around at a private grass airstrip located near Conway, Arkansas. The private pilot sustained serious injuries and his 4 passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 air drop flight. The flight originated at 1545 from the private airstrip.
According to information provided in the enclosed NTSB Pilot/Operator Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the pilot landed long beyond his intended touchdown point. The pilot delayed his decision to initiate a go-around. The airplane struck trees at the end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4090D
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34790
- Airframe hours
- 3,652
- Engine
- Continental O-470-RCL, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Skydiving · Part 91
- Operator
- Rex Poe
- Registered owner
- Twin Beach 745PD Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 2, 2001 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- AR88 · Conway, AR
- Destination
- AR88 · Conway, AR
- Airport
- AR88 · Poe's Airport, runway 10, 2,800 × 80 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Serious
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 850 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 10, 2003, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 3.9 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.