14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, April 28, 2011 in Hot Springs, AR
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/22/2011
Aircraft: CESSNA A185F, registration: N2530S
Injuries: 4 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot approached the runway for a full stop landing with the wing flaps fully extended. On touchdown the airplane bounced twice and the left wingtip impacted the runway. The pilot was able to regain control of the airplane and taxied to parking. The airplane’s left wing and aileron sustained substantial damage during the impact. Seven minutes before the accident, the automated weather observing system (AWOS) at the airport reported variable wind at 6 knots. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing.
A small plane ended with its nose in the grass at Meacham International Aiport in Fort Worth on Wednesday afternoon.
FORT WORTH — An small plane crashed at Meacham International Airport Wednesday afternoon.
According to initial reports, the pilot experienced a "loss of control" but was not injured. No passengers were reported to be on the plane.
An aerial view of the scene showed the single-engine Cessna Skywagon nose-down in the grass alongside a runway, with its tail in the air at a 45-degree angle.
The six-seat aircraft was built in 1973 and is registered to a Fort Worth business, according to federal aviation records.
The same aircraft was involved in an accident at the airport in Hot Springs, Arkansas exactly five months ago.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the plane was coming in for a landing on April 28 when it bounced twice on touchdown and the tip of the left wing struck the runway.
The pilot was able to regain control, but there was "substantial damage" to the left wing and aileron. The pilot and three passengers were unhurt.
The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the accident was "the pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing."
According to initial reports, the pilot experienced a "loss of control" but was not injured. No passengers were reported to be on the plane.
An aerial view of the scene showed the single-engine Cessna Skywagon nose-down in the grass alongside a runway, with its tail in the air at a 45-degree angle.
The six-seat aircraft was built in 1973 and is registered to a Fort Worth business, according to federal aviation records.
The same aircraft was involved in an accident at the airport in Hot Springs, Arkansas exactly five months ago.
According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the plane was coming in for a landing on April 28 when it bounced twice on touchdown and the tip of the left wing struck the runway.
The pilot was able to regain control, but there was "substantial damage" to the left wing and aileron. The pilot and three passengers were unhurt.
The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the accident was "the pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing."
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