# NTSB FTW82DA318: Beech 95-A55, N200AH, Conway, AR, August 6, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 6, 1982, 18:25 local (23:25 UTC)
- Place: Conway, AR
- Coordinates: 35.070384, -92.359184 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0704&lon=-92.3592&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70329
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA318
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70329/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA318

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - habit interference, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORT THAT HE STARTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18, BUT THE WIND SHIFTED. AT ABOUT 300 FT AGL, HE ABORTED THE LANDING AND MADE A GO-AROUND TO THE RIGHT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 07. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, HE FORGOT TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND LANDED WITH THE WHEELS RETRACTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N200AH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-A55
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TC-335
- Airframe hours: 4163
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470L 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ronnie Davis
- Registered owner: Ronnie Davis
- Departed: ADS, ADDISON, TX
- Destination: KISSIMMEE, FL
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: M03, Conway Muni, runway 7, 2,952 × 50 ft, macadam

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 2,287 total, 215 in this make and model, 2,010 as pilot in command, 42 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LIT, 25 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 19820806034969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820806034969A), Aug 6, 1982: Beech 95A55, Conway, AR, Substantial damage. Pilot made go-around then on next landing forgot to lower gear.

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.

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