Little Rock Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Sunday, October 19, 1986 12:16 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PIC STATED THAT HE HAD TO FLY A FASTER THAN NORMAL APPRCH TO THE OUTER MARKER FOR THE ILS APPRCH AS INSTRUCTED BY APPRCH CONTROL. APPRCH CNTL INDICATED THAT A BOEING 727 WAS NO. 2 FOR THE APPRCH AND THAT THE PIC SHOULD MAINTAIN 230 KTS TILL FURTHER ADVISED. THE PIC STATED THAT HE COMPLIED WITH THE RQST. THE PIC STATED THAT ONCE PAST THE OUTER MARKER HE INITIATED THE SLOW DOWN OF THE ACFT BY RETARDING THROTTLES AND DEPLOYING SPOILERS. THE DISTANCE IN WHICH TO SLOW THE ACFT IS 4.2 MILES FM THE OUTER MARKER. THE PIC STATED THAT HE DISABLED THE GEAR WARNING HORN WHEN HE RETARDED THE THROTTLES AND NEVER RESET THE WARNING HORN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE APPROACH. THE LANDING CHECK WAS NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO THE ACFT CONTACTING THE RWY. THE PIC STATED THAT POOR CREW COORDINATION AND THE HIGH SPD DURING THE APPRCH CONTRIBUTED TO THE GEAR UP LNDG.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 10/19/1986
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1216
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City LITTLE ROCK
Event State ARKANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 72201
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 10
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport LITTLE ROCK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LIT
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 258
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 0
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
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 4
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1748
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Oct 19 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1470
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 32208
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2BT
NTSB Number MKC87LA009
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 501
Aircraft Series Identifier 501
Aircraft Serial Number 501-0054
Certified Max Gross Weight 11850
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 8
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Sep 1 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 60
Airframe Hours 2100
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PIERCE LATHING CO.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2651 E. BYRD AVE.
Aircraft Owner City FRESNO
Aircraft Owner State CA
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 93706
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
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) Executive/Corporate
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code QRS
Departure City NORFOLK
Departure State VA
Departure Country
Departure Time 1030
Departure Time Zone
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code LIT
Destination City LITTLE ROCK
Destination State AR
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 22
Runway Length 7173
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --