- Date
- December 7, 1996, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Conway, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3597RBeech A23
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1997
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19961207037519A
- Case key
- 20121
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Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during the landing, and his failure to remain clear of the tree during the attempted go-around. The crosswind and the proximity of the small tree were related factors.
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
According to the pilot, he was landing on runway 18, when a 'right crosswind gust lifted his right wing.' The airplane 'was pushed to the left side of the runway,' and the pilot attempted a go-around. He stated that his airplane then impacted a small tree and 'he pulled up and stalled the plane.' The airplane came to rest in a group of small trees and underbrush with the right wing resting on a chain link fence.
Factual narrative
On December 7, 1996, at approximately 1230 central standard time, a Beech A23, N3597R, was substantially damaged following loss of control during landing near Conway, Arkansas. The private pilot, sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The aircraft was registered to and operated by a private owner under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal local flight which originated approximately 60 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed.
As reported by the pilot in his Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report and in an interview with the IIC, he was landing on runway 18 when a "right crosswind gust lifted his right wing." The airplane "was pushed to the left side of the runway," and the pilot attempted a go-around. The pilot stated that his airplane then impacted a small tree and "he pulled up and stalled the plane." The airplane came to rest in a group of small trees and underbrush with the right wing resting on a chain link fence. The airframe was bent, the wings were twisted, there was a hole in the right wing fuel tank, and the left main gear and nose gear were separated from the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3597R
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- M-778
- Airframe hours
- 2,810
- Engine
- Continental IO-346A, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tommy J. Ingram
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- M07
- Airport
- M03 · Dennis F. Cantrell Field, runway 18, 3,278 × 60 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Invalid Medical for flight
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 90 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 20 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.