# Accident 19981122047049A: Cessna 172P, Fayetteville, AR, November 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1998, 14:10 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, AR
- Airport: Drake Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0051° N, 94.1701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DRAKE FLD (FYV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0051&lon=-94.1701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54959 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981122047049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 22, 1998, DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT AT 1410 CDT LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172, REGISTERED TO DEANNA ROBERTSON, PILOTED BY RUSSELL RICHARDSON, A PRIVATE PILOT, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AT FAYETTEVILLE, AR (FYV) RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE A RUNWAY MARKER CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT RESULTED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW99LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA035), Nov 22, 1998: Cessna 172P (N54959), Fayetteville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions resulting in a loss of directional control. A factor was the shifting and gusty wind conditions.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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