Cessna 182S accident near Fayetteville, AR
On March 21, 2003, a Cessna 182S (airplane) was involved in an accident near Fayetteville, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 21, 2003
- Place
- Fayetteville, AR
- Aircraft
- Cessna 182S · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.915°N, 94.160°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030324X00369
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On March 20, 2003, approximately 1910 central standard time, a single-engine Cessna 182S airplane, N97TD, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees and terrain while executing the LDA/DME RWY 34 instrument approach into Drake Field Airport (KFYV) near Fayetteville, Arkansas. The airplane was registered to and operated by the Cessna Employees Flying Club, of Wichita, Kansas. The instrument rated private pilot sustained minor injuries, one passenger was seriously injured, and the other passenger was fatally injured. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The flight originated from the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (KICT), near Wichita, Kansas, at 1750, and was destined for Drake Field Airport. In a written statement, the pilot reported that while en route to Fayetteville, he maintained visual meteorological conditions on top of a cloud layer and did not enter instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) until he initiated the instrument approach. He followed air traffic control (ATC) instructions, and had tuned-in and verified the correct navigational frequencies for the LDA/DME RWY 34 localizer only approach. Since the airplane was not equipped with distance measuring equipment (DME), the pilot utilized the panel-mounted KLN94 Global Positioning System (GPS) as the DME. The pilot recalled receiving vectors and altitude assignments from ATC to align the airplane with the localizer course. According to the pilot, the l
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to fly a stabilized, published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in a collision with trees and terrain. Factors were the low clouds and night conditions.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
