Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Vilonia, Arkansas 72173
Saturday, November 28, 1992 16:45 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

A PRIVATE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE UPSLOPING RUNWAY OF A 1,200 FOOT PRIVATE STRIP. THE AIRPLANE LANDED LONG AND OVER RAN THE RUNWAY IMPACTING THE UPSLOPING TERRAIN, TREES AND A FENCE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 11/28/1992
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1645
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City VILONIA
Event State ARKANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 72173
Event Date Year 1992
Event Date Month 11
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport 180
Airport Elevation 320
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1650 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 330
Weather Observation Facility ID LIT
Elevation of weather observation facility 260
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 35
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
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) 4
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -2
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 130
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 8
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 100
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 2884
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Nov 29 1992 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1442
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 47728
Date of most recent change to record Dec 11 2000 3:27PM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4405M
NTSB Number FTW93LA044
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-12-108
Aircraft Series Identifier J-3C
Aircraft Serial Number 12-3355
Certified Max Gross Weight 1750
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 3
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 1 1992 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 23
Airframe Hours 1709
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CLARK, ROBERT L. JR
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2500 TYLER
Aircraft Owner City CONWAY
Aircraft Owner State AR
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 72032
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name CLARK, ROBERT L. JR
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 2500 TYLER
Operator City CONWAY
Operator State AR
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 72032
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 M03
Departure City CONWAY
Departure State AR
Departure Country
Departure Time 1627
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Dec 7 2007 12:34PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\HAMG
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 1200
Runway Width 90
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --