# Accident 20010426007279A: Cessna 172, North Little Ro, AR, April 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2001, 22:20 local time
- Place: North Little Ro, AR
- Airport: North Little Rock Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 34.7602° N, 92.2605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7602&lon=-92.2605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3860L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3860L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010426007279A

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING LANDING THE PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH AND EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE. THE PILOT POWER IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO MAKE A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN VERY HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR.  THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AT THIS POINT.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED SMALL TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW01LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA106), Apr 26, 2001: Cessna 172G (N3860L), N. Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed go-around on landing.

## Other reports on N3860L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19771103034529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771103034529A), Nov 3, 1977: Cessna 172G (N3860L), Jacksboro, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with hwy sign while making precautionary lndg on highway with 4 degree downslope

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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