# NTSB MKC87LA009: Cessna 501, N2BT, Little Rock, AR, October 19, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 19, 1986, 12:16 local (17:16 UTC)
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Coordinates: 34.749362, -92.279769 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7494&lon=-92.2798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34315
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC87LA009
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34315/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA009

## 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
  - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - self-induced pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - crew/group coordination - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - crew/group coordination - poor, copilot/second pilot (contributing factor)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,gear warning system - disabled (cause)
  - equipment,other - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - gear extension - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD TO FLY A FASTER THAN NORMAL APPRCH TO THE OUTER MARKER FOR THE ILS APPRCH AS INSTRUCTED BY APPRCH CONTROL. APPRCH CNTL INDICATED THAT A BOEING 727 WAS NO. 2 FOR THE APPRCH AND THAT THE PIC SHOULD MAINTAIN 230 KTS TILL FURTHER ADVISED. THE PIC STATED THAT HE COMPLIED WITH THE RQST. THE PIC STATED THAT ONCE PAST THE OUTER MARKER HE INITIATED THE SLOW DOWN OF THE ACFT BY RETARDING THROTTLES AND DEPLOYING SPOILERS. THE DISTANCE IN WHICH TO SLOW THE ACFT IS 4.2 MILES FM THE OUTER MARKER. THE PIC STATED THAT HE DISABLED THE GEAR WARNING HORN WHEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLES AND NEVER RESET THE WARNING HORN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE APPROACH. THE LANDING CHECK WAS NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ACFT CONTACTING THE RWY. THE PIC STATED THAT POOR CREW COORDINATION AND THE HIGH SPD DURING THE APPRCH CONTRIBUTED TO THE GEAR UP LNDG.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2BT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 501
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 501-0054
- Airframe hours: 2100
- Engines: P&W JT15D-1A 2200 lbs thrust turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Executive/Corporate, Part 91
- Registered owner: Pierce Lathing Co.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, September 1, 1986, 60 hours before
- Departed: QRS, NORFOLK, VA
- Destination: LIT, LITTLE ROCK, AR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: LIT, Little Rock, runway 22, 7,173 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,600 total, 600 in this make and model, 7,500 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 75 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19861019049289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861019049289A), Oct 19, 1986: Cessna 501, Little Rock, AR, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed wheels up. The pilot accepted a nonstandard approach clearance and was not properly rested.

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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