ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295653
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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 2003 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 210M |
| Owner/operator: | Bearden Contracting Corp |
| Registration: | N9TK |
| MSN: | 21062330 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2534 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Carlisle, Arkansas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sheridan, AR (9M8) |
| West Memphis Municipal Airport, AR (AWM/KAWM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was substantially damaged when the pilot descended on final approach, at night, without the runway environment in sight and impacted an embankment. The pilot became disoriented during the VFR flight. He attempted to contact center and approach control facilitites, however, positive contact was never established. The pilot reported: "I could not see the airport beacon, although I thought I could see the airport hangar and airport environment." He noted that he did not see any runway threshold lights, however, he "felt very strongly that the runway was below" him. He goes on to report: "I set 30 [degrees] of flap and extended the landing gear for landing. The airplane's landing lights were on at this point looking for the runway." The left wing subsequently impacted an embankment and spun the airplane around 180 degrees as it came to rest in a flooded rice field. The accident site was 6 miles from the nearest airport and 75 miles west-southwest of the the intended destination. A post-accident examination of the aircraft did not reveal any anomalies. The pilot stated there were no failures or malfunctions with the aircraft or engine prior to the accident. The pilot reported weather conditions during the flight as clear with unrestricted visibility.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to descend for landing, at night, without the runway environment insight. Contributing factors were the pilot's disorientation, the embankment and the dark night condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI03LA175
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Oct-2022 11:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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