# NTSB FTW03LA010: Beech K35, N9508R, Flippin, AR, October 14, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 14, 2002, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Flippin, AR - Coordinates: 36.348609, -92.556945 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3486&lon=-92.5569&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 55900 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW03LA010 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55900/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA010 ## Probable cause The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. A contributing factor was the pilot's disorientation. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - became lost/disoriented - not corrected, pilot in command (contributing factor) - landed at wrong airport - initiated, pilot in command - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause) - object - fence - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The 37,000-hour air transport pilot was en route to his destination when he mistook a pasture for his intended airport. During the landing to the north, he saw a fence and pulled up to clear it. The airplane cleared the fence and touched down approximately 600 feet from the end of the field. The airplane continued through a fence, slid sideward through two trees before coming to rest upright in a driveway located in the front yard of the house owned by the property owner. The pilot reported on the Pilot Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that the accident could have been avoided had he been "given a better description of the airport and if he landed in the other direction." ## Factual narrative On October 14, 2002, at 1315 central daylight time, a Beech K35 single-engine airplane, N9508R, was substantially damaged when it impacted a fence and tree during the landing roll near Flippin, Arkansas. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The airline transport rated pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The 203-nautical mile cross-country flight originated from the Grenada Municipal Airport (GNF), near Grenada, Mississippi, at 1220 and was destined to the Gastons Airport (3M0), near Lakeview, Arkansas. The 37,000-hour pilot reported that he was en route to 3M0 when he saw a pasture that appeared to be his destination. The pilot reported the he "observed this large grass field from 20 miles away, it looked like the right place until I saw the fence which I tried to avoid." The pilot further reported that he made two passes over the field before landing. While landing to the north, he saw a fence and pulled-up to clear it. The airplane cleared the fence and touched down approximately 600 feet from the end of the field. The airplane continued through another fence, slid sideward through two trees before coming to rest upright in a driveway located in the front yard of the house owned by the property owner. The pilot made this approach to a pasture located approximately 5 miles south of Gastons Airport. The pilot reported that he had never been to 3M0 before and the description he was given was that Gastons was a field "near [a] river with houses lined up on [the] side of [the] field." 3M0 features a single turf runway (6/24), reported as 3,200 feet long by 55 feet wide. The airport is located next to a river and outlined by white day markers. An examination of the airplane, by the FAA inspector, revealed that both main landing gears were separated, and the tail forward of the ruddervator was separated. The pilot reported on the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that the accident could have been avoided had he been "given a better description of Gastons and if he landed in the other direction." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9508R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9508R), registered now, S/N D-6087, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech K35 - Registry model: [Beech K35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-k35) (registry code 1151524) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: D-6087 - Airframe hours: 1765 - Engines: Continental IO-470-C 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, September 8, 2002, 10 hours before - Departed: GNF, Grenada, MS - Destination: 3M0, Lakeview, AR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 21, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 37,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 4 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 30.18 inHg - Observed at: FLP, 4 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20021014038709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021014038709A), Oct 14, 2002: Beech K35, Flippin, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 14, 2002, a Beechcraft (BE-35-K35), N9508R, piloted by Mr. James hogan, an ATP certificate number 1474789, also the registered owner, departed… ## Other investigations on N9508R (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 MKC67F0198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0198), Sep 24, 1966: Beech K35 (N9508R), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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