# NTSB FTW96LA301: Myers Smythe Sidewinder, N112AM, El Dorado, AR, July 6, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 6, 1996, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: El Dorado, AR - Location: 33.1912° N, 92.6632° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL DORADO DOWNTOWN-STEVENS FLD (F43), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1912&lon=-92.6632&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 25, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 19906 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW96LA301 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/19906/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA301 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to attain the correct touchdown point. Factors were: hydroplaning due to the wet runway, and the berm in the overrun area. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor) - aircraft performance,hydroplaning condition (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway overrun area - berm (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot reported that there had been a rain shower at the airport about 15 minutes prior to his arrival. He landed the airplane long on runway 18, and when he applied the brakes, the airplane began to hydroplane. The pilot also reported that he did not perform a go-around 'due to slow retract time on speed brake coupled with low speed and short runway.' The airplane overran the end of the runway, struck the berm, and came to rest inverted. The berm had been left about 18 feet past the end of the runway from prior construction. ## Factual narrative On July 6, 1996, at 1130 central daylight time, a Myers Smythe Sidewinder, N112AM, registered to and operated by a private owner, sustained substantial damage during landing near El Dorado, Arkansas. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. A flight plan was not filed for the cross country flight that originated at Holly Springs, Mississippi, at 0935, with an intermediate stop at McGehee, Arkansas. The pilot reported that, there had been a rain shower at El Dorado Airport about 15 minutes prior to his arrival. He landed the airplane "long" on runway 18, and when he applied the brakes, the airplane began to "hydroplane." The pilot also reported that he did not perform a go around "due to slow retract time on speed brake coupled with low speed and short runway." A berm had been left about 18 feet past the end of the runway from a prior construction. When the airplane overran the end of the runway, it struck the berm, and came to rest inverted. The nose gear, the right wing leading edge, and the propeller were damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N112AM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112AM-2022-10-01), registration cancelled 2022-10-01, S/N 212254, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Myers SMYTHE SIDEWINDER (SMYTHE SID) - Registry model: [Myers Arthur R SMYTHE SIDEWINDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/myers-arthur-r-smythe-sidewinder) (registry code 05649BE) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 212254 - Airframe hours: 65 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Evan A. Roberts - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, November 18, 1995, 18 hours before - Departed: 7M1, MCGEHEE, AR - Destination: F43 - Airport: F43, El Dorado Downtown, runway 18, 3,000 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,756 total, 7 in this make and model, 3,680 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 8 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ELD, 7 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 19960706016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706016289A), Jul 6, 1996: Amtr SIDEWINDER, Elorado, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed ong on wet runway, skidded off end and flipped over. (-23) the pilot stated that he had bought the airplane the day before the accident. He… From the NTSB's public API. 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