- Date
- December 20, 1984, 19:20 local (Dec 21, 1984, 01:20 UTC)
- Place
- Pea Ridge, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9229YAero Commander 690A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841220069339A
- Case key
- 33815
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Analysis
Plt was cleared for vor/dme approach to rogers arpt by fayetteville apch control; fayetteville altimeter setting of 29.85 (confirmed by recorded transcript) furnished. Plt did not read back. During apch, acft impacted trees 25 ft AGL at aprx 1320 ft MSL, 3 miles short of arpt. Investigation showed plt's altimeter set at 30.14 (altimeter would read 290 ft higher than acft actual altitude). Plt's recall was that the 30.14 setting was furnished by apch control. Plt further stated last recalled altitude reading was 1750 ft. apch plate shows 1700 ft mda with rogers altimeter setting; increase mda by 100 ft if using fayetteville setting.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9229Y
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 690A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11122
- Airframe hours
- 2,857
- Engine
- Garrett TPE3315251K, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Northwest Air Charter
- Registered owner
- J And D Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 11, 1984 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- BTR · Baton Rouge, LA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ROG · Field Municipal-Carter, runway 19, 6,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,900 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FYV, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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