MKC88LA076

1988-04-13 · CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport H35

Aircraft involved

N9373X Cessna 182E None

Factual narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT NIGHT ON A RADIO ACTIVATED RUNWAY LIGHTED AIRPORT, PIC WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVATE THE SYSTEM. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACTIVATE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS, HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE UNLIGHTED RUNWAY. HE ALIGNED ABOUT 20 YARDS RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND LANDED ON THE SOD BORDER. DURING THE ROLL OUT HE STRUCK A DITCH, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR, THEN HITTING THE WING TIP AND PROPELLER. AIRPORT PERSONNEL HAD INADVERTENTLY DE- ACTIVATED THE RADIO CONTROLLED FUNCTION OF THE RWY LIGHTING SYSTEM. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MKC88LA076.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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