Cessna 182K N521SP

Summary

On 1 August 2009 at about 00:10 local time, a Cessna 182K registered N521SP, operated by Department of Arkansas State Police, was involved in an accident near Conway, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 August 2009 at 00:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Conway, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Arkavalley Airport (12A)

Coordinates

35.1775, -92.3350

Aircraft

Cessna 182K

Registration

N521SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Department of Arkansas State Police

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Little Rock → Conway

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN09CA482

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The public use airplane was landing during an intermediate stop while conducting a law enforcement surveillance mission. During a short field landing the airplane landed hard and bounced. The pilot attempted to go around, but he determined there was not enough distance remaining to clear terrain off the end of the runway and elected to abort the go around. The airplane bounced a second time and came to rest on the side of the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the engine firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.