Batesville Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Batesville, Arkansas 72501
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 14:00 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot of the twin-engine airplane landed long, ran off the end of the runway, and subsequently impacted a concrete culvert. The pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted; however, the passenger on board had to be removed by emergency personnel. The airplane's fuselage and wing sustained substantial damage during the accident. The weather reporting station at the accident airport reported the wind was from 290 degrees at 7 knots; this calculated to a tailwind of 5.4 knots.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind which resulted in the overrun landing. Factors contributing to the accident include the culvert and the tailwind.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/24/2008
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1400
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City Batesville
Event State ARKANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 72501
Event Date Year 2008
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 354334N
Event Location Longitude 0913850W
Event Location Airport Batesville Regional Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID BVX
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 465
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1355 Central Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID BVX
Elevation of weather observation facility 465
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation CST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 10
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 290
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) 30.11
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KBVX 241955Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A30
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 1
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 24900
NTSB Notification Source FAA ASW ROC
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 7 2009 4:27PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N8775R
NTSB Number CEN09CA102
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 95-B55
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number TC-1782
Certified Max Gross Weight 5100
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Aug 30 2008 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 4004
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name GREEN BENNY W
Aircraft Owner Street Address 6800 S FM 549
Aircraft Owner City ROCKWALL
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 75032-6048
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name GREEN BENNY W
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 6800 S FM 549
Operator City ROCKWALL
Operator State TX
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 75032-6048
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
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) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code HQZ
Departure City Mesquite
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1230
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code BVZ
Destination City Batesville
Destination State AR
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 7 2009 11:52AM
User who most recently changed record lebt
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 07
Runway Length 6002
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --