Cessna 337G accident near Greenbrier, Arkansas, June 9, 2022
On June 9, 2022, a 1977 Cessna 337G, registered N53705, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Greenbrier, Arkansas (Arkavalley airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 9, 2022
- Place
- Greenbrier, Arkansas · Arkavalley · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 337G, built 1977 · all 337Gs on the register
- Registration
- N53705 · no longer on the register · serial 33701796
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that while landing, the airplane touched down on the main landing gear and then bounced. On the second bounce, the nose landing gear collapsed, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane departed the runway and came to a stop in the grass. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Hard landing during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Landing flare › Not attained/maintained
- Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 398 hours in all; 106 in this make and model; 11 in the last 90 days; 11 in the last 30 days; 398 as pilot in command; 0 on instruments
- Last flight review: May 5, 2022
- Medical certificate: BasicMed
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,336 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 1, 2021
- Maximum gross weight: 4,630 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Continental IO-360-G (piston); 1,800 hours total
- Engine 2: Continental IO-3601-G (piston); 1,800 hours total
- Operator: Southern Air Service INC
The flight
- Departed from: CHT Chillicothe MO at 10:00 pm
- Destination: 12A Greenbrier AR
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 18, 3,133 ft by 40 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 300° at 8 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 1,700 ft
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter: 29.88 inHg
- Observation at 6:35 pm from KCCA, 26 miles away
Weather report (METAR): KCCA 082335Z AUTO 30008G17KT 10SM FEW017 22/20 A2988 RMK AO2
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN22LA246.