Cessna 172M N5394H

Summary

On 8 June 2001 at about 22:58 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N5394H, operated by Roland G. Caristianos, was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. One person was 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

8 June 2001 at 22:58

Classification

Accident

Location

Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Not Applicable

Coordinates

34.4996, -93.0493

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N5394H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Roland G. Caristianos

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Danville → Hot Springs

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW01LA138

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's delayed go-around, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees during the aborted landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was flying a cross-country flight when he encountered haze and became disoriented. The pilot elected to divert "and land as soon as possible." The pilot then became concerned about flying into the mountains and elected to make a precautionary landing in a field. According to the pilot, he had to "push the nose down to take advantage of the full length of the strip." During the landing roll, the pilot realized that he "was running out of landing room," and he pulled the nose up and applied full power. The pilot added that he thought he had cleared the trees; however, he saw leaves "fly off the prop," and the airplane slowed down. Subsequently, the airplane "stalled left," impacted the ground, and came to rest upright in the field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.