- Date
- August 28, 1986, 06:53 local (11:53 UTC)
- Place
- Texarkana, AR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N252KLockheed 18-56 (Howard 250)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860828046829A
- Case key
- 34075
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Analysis
While apchg for a lndg, the acft pitched up, rolled inverted & impacted the terrain to the left of the rwy. No preimpactpart failure/malfunction was fnd; however, an inv revealed the acft had been loaded with the center-of-gravity (CG) wellbehind the aft limit. The acft had been weighed on 9/8/84. Later, on 1/2/86, weight & balance data had been recomputed after removal of a radar & an autoplt, but an error had been made during the weight & balance preparation. Subsequently,the acft was operated in a tail heavy condition. Whether using the existing or the correct data, calculations for this flt should have shown the CG was behind the aft limit. The elev trim tab was fnd trimmed to a full nose down position; 200 lbs of ballast had been installed in the vicinty of the aft cargo door. Tests of lung tissue showed the plt & coplt had alcohol lvls of 0.044% & 0.171%, respectively. The plt's urine tested 0.035% for alcohol. Also, phenyltoloxamine, acetaminophen & chlorpheniramine (medications commonly used in decongestants/antihistamines) were detected in his urine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N252K
- Reported as
- Lockheed 18-56 (Howard 250) (18-56 (HOW)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2596
- Airframe hours
- 9,534
- Engine
- Wright R-1820-56A, 1,250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Southwest Airlift, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- AAIP · August 8, 1986 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- LIT · Little Rock, AR
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- TXK · Texarkana Muni/Webb Field, runway 13, 5,200 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 9,766 total · 276 in this make and model · 92 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TXK, 1 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.