Harrell Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Camden, Arkansas 71701
Wednesday, February 6, 2002 8:15 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

While the pilot was executing an instrument approach, the aircraft descended out of the clouds at 900 feet msl. During the landing flare, at approximately 15 to 20 feet above the runway, the pilot felt a shudder, the aircraft dropped and touched down "hard" separating the left main landing gear. Subsequently, the left wing contacted the ground, and the airplane skidded off the left side of the runway. According to an FAA inspector, the pilot admitted to making a "mistake" by letting the airplane get too slow with approach flaps.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The inadvertent stall as the result of the pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed. A contributing factor was the pilot's use of the approach flaps setting for the landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/6/2002
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 815
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Camden
Event State ARKANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 71701
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 333722N
Event Location Longitude 0924548W
Event Location Airport Harrell Field
Event Location Nearest Airport ID CDH
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 130
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 753 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 178
Weather Observation Facility ID ELD
Elevation of weather observation facility 277
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 24
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 400
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 2.5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 1
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -1
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 0
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 31.15
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 8
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13476
NTSB Notification Source FAA Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date Feb 6 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1200
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record May 30 2003 9:51AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Little Rock, Arkansas

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N93LV
NTSB Number FTW02LA077
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model 200
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number BB-157
Certified Max Gross Weight 12500
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 10
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP
Date of Last Inspection Jan 8 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 24.1
Airframe Hours 9603.6
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Lockheed Martin Vought Systems
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1902 West Freeway M/S PT-95
Aircraft Owner City Grand Prairie
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 75053
Operator is an individual? No
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? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
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 GKY
Departure City Arlington
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 710
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code CDH
Destination City Camden
Destination State AR
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - flare/touchdown
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 29 2003 5:40PM
User who most recently changed record CASH
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 6501
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --