Poe's Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Conway, Arkansas 72032
Saturday, April 13, 2002 15:30 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot landed long beyond his intended touchdown point. He delayed his decision to initiate a go-around. The airplane struck trees at the end of the runway.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to land the airplane at a proper touchdown point on the runway and his delayed decision to initiate a go-around over high obstacles.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/13/2002
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1530
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Conway
Event State ARKANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 72032
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 350317N
Event Location Longitude 0922114W
Event Location Airport Poe's Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID AR88
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 300
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1620 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID LIT
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 8000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 27
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 18
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 4
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 13076
NTSB Notification Source FAA Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date Apr 13 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1630
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 29 2003 4:26PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Little Rock, AR

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4090D
NTSB Number FTW02LA121
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire --
Aircraft Explosion --
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 34790
Certified Max Gross Weight 2650
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 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 2 2001 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 25
Airframe Hours 3652
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Twin Beach 745PD Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 227 Mariners Way
Aircraft Owner City Bear
Aircraft Owner State DE
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 19701
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Rex Poe
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 234 Rooster Road
Operator City Conway
Operator State AR
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 72032
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) Air Drop
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code AR88
Departure City Conway
Departure State AR
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1530
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code AR88
Destination City Conway
Destination State AR
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Go-around (VFR)
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Feb 10 2003 1:30PM
User who most recently changed record CASH
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 10
Runway Length 2800
Runway Width 80
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --