# Accident 20010509019529A: Cessna 172S, Springfield, MO, May 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2001, 16:10 local time
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2798° N, 93.2894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2798&lon=-93.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142ME-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010509019529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT SAID THAT WHEN THE AIRPLANE LANDED, THE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED AND THEN THE SHOULDER HARNESS HELD HIM IN A RECLINED POSITION. HEWAS HOLDING THE CONTROL YOKE WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THE AIRPLANE BALLOONED.  THE PILOT COULD NOT REACH THE OTHER CONTROLS, AND SO THE AIRPLANE SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

## 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 CHI01FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01FA136), May 9, 2001: Cessna 172S (N142ME), Springfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the excessive touchdown airspeed by the pilot.

## Other reports on N142ME (1)

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

- [Accident 20030108036899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030108036899A), Jan 8, 2003: Cessna 172S (N142ME), Springdale, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 8, 2003, at approx. 12:45 CST, a Cessna 172S N142ME operated by aviation enterprises inc. piloted by nathaniel mathis a student pilot with 40…

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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