Cessna 172S N142ME
8 January 2003 · Springdale, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 January 2003 at about 18:45 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N142ME, operated by Aviation Enterprises Inc., was involved in an accident near Springdale, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springdale, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Springdale Municipal Airport (ASG)
- Coordinates
- 36.1764, -94.1192
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N142ME
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aviation Enterprises Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Springfield → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW03LA079
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 40-hour student pilot was not able to maintain directional control while landing on Runway 18. The student pilot reported, "I had my wind correction in with the right wing dipped and the left rudder pushed. When I landed, I touched the right wheel down and then the left wheel. As soon as I touched the left wheel down, I [applied the brake] and ran off the left side of the runway." The aircraft veered off the runway into the grass, crossed a parallel taxiway, struck a culvert, and came to rest against a concrete ditch. At the time of the accident, the winds at the airport were reported from 240 degrees at 9 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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