Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MKC88FA183

N. LITTLE ROCK, AR, USA

Aircraft #1

N7826R

BEECH D55

Analysis

THE PILOT HAD BEEN EXECUTING A VOR/DME RWY 35 INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO NORTH LITTLE ROCK MUNI (1M1). THE PIC CALLED 'MISSED APPROACH' A SHORT TIME AFT HAVING BEEN CLRD TO EXECUTE THE INSTRUMENT APPRCH. APPRCH CONTROL ATTMPTD TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE PIC AFTER HEARING THE CALL, BUT NO REPLY WAS RCVD BY THEM. APPRCH CONTROL MADE OTHER ATTMPTS, WHICH WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. SEVERAL WITNESSES STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS HEARD & OBSVRD FLYING AT A VERY LOW LEVEL, AT A FAST SPD IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION. THE NML MISSED APPRCH PROCEDURE RQRS THE PIC TO IMMEDIATELY CLMB AND COMPLT THE PUBSHD PROCEDURE. WX RPTD FOR THE APPRCH WAS BELOW THE (MDA) FOR THIS APPRCH. IFR WX HAD PRVLD IN THE AREA MOST OF THE DAY, WITH INTERMITTENT MODERATE TO LT RAIN. THE ACFT IMPACTED TREES AND TERRAIN IN A WINGS LVL ATTITUDE, 2.8 MI NORTHWEST OF THE APPRCH END OF RWY 35.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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