Malvern Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Malvern, Arkansas 72104
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:30 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that he diverted to the accident airport due to weather with low ceilings. He encountered a gust of wind and rain during the turn from the base leg to final approach, which caused the airplane to be right of the runway centerline. Although the airplane floated down the runway and landed long, the pilot elected not to do a go-around. The pilot reported that the wet runway caused the tires to hydroplane, which increased the stopping distance. The airplane was traveling about 5 to 10 mph when it overran the end of the runway. The pilot attempted to veer the airplane to the left, but the right wing hit a fence, and the nose gear collapsed. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to a longeron in the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot did not fly a stabilized approach and elected not to perform a go-around, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/21/2012
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1130
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Malvern
Event State ARKANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 72104
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 341959N
Event Location Longitude 0924541W
Event Location Airport Malvern Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID M78
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 538
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 1100 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID HOT
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 19
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 1000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Overcast
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 5
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 18
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
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 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29798
NTSB Notification Source FAA-Little Rock FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record May 17 2012 10:20AM
User who most recently changed record johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N17MJ
NTSB Number CEN12CA225
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 None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name BEECH
Aircraft Model V35B
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number D-9710
Certified Max Gross Weight 3379
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 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Nov 1 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2817
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Cole Gaither
Aircraft Owner Street Address On File
Aircraft Owner City Charleston
Aircraft Owner State SC
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 29455
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Cole Gaither
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address On File
Operator City Charleston
Operator State SC
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 29455
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 --
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code PRX
Departure City Paris
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1030
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code JZI
Destination City Charleston
Destination State SC
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Apr 9 2012 5:32PM
User who most recently changed record silj
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 22
Runway Length 3188
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --