FTW81IA027

NTSB incident investigation · Beech A36 · Fayetteville, AR · November 30, 1981

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 30, 1981
Place
Fayetteville, AR · FAYETTEVILLE, AR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N66861Beech A36
Status
Completed · report December 31, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122709

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0052  81/11/30   FAYETTEVILLE,AR     BEECH A36           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1815                    N66861              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      39, 6391 TOTAL HOURS, 92
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DRAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JOPLIN,MO                   FAYETTEVILLE,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  3000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                      240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           18                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 28KTS,MDT TO SVR TURBC,DARK NGT.

Aircraft

Registration
N66861
Reported as
Beech A36
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Drake