Kingman Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Kingman, Arizona 86401
Sunday, June 12, 1994 15:30 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT WAS MONITORING THE UNICOM FREQUENCY ABOUT 30 TO 40 MILES AWAY FROM THE AIRPORT AND PLANNED HIS APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY USED BY PRECEDING TRAFFIC. ON SHORT FINAL, THE PILOT REALIZED THE WINDS FAVORED A DIFFERENT RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE FLAPS. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE RUNWAY. THE WIND VELOCITY WAS REPORTED AT 16 KNOTS WITH PEAK GUSTS 29 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

the pilot's inadvertent raising the flaps during a go-around attempt. A factor in the accident was the gusty crosswind condition.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/12/1994
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1530
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City KINGMAN
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 86401
Event Date Year 1994
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport KINGMAN
Event Location Nearest Airport ID IGM
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 3446
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1628 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID IGM
Elevation of weather observation facility 3436
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 35
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 0
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 190
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 16
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 29
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1423
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 12 1994 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1735
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 6 2000 11:29AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2H
NTSB Number LAX94LA253
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name SCHUMACHER
Aircraft Model SWEARINGEN SX-300
Aircraft Series Identifier SWEARINGEN
Aircraft Serial Number SA29-66
Certified Max Gross Weight 2400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 24 1994 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 10
Airframe Hours 560
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name STEVENS, LARRY P.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 8015 S. ROYAL LANE
Aircraft Owner City SANDY
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84093
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name STEVENS, LARRY P.
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 8015 S. ROYAL LANE
Operator City SANDY
Operator State UT
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 84093
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code SLC
Departure City SALT LAKE CITY
Departure State UT
Departure Country
Departure Time 1425
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code IGM
Destination City
Destination State AZ
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 6724
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --