# Accident 20010608015019A: Cessna 172M, Hot Springs, AR, June 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2001, 17:55 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, AR
- Airport: Memorial Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4996° N, 93.0493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4996&lon=-93.0493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5394H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5394H-2003-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010608015019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 1758 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172, N5394H CRASH LANDED WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND FROM A GRASS LIVESTOCK PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A TREE LOCATED IN A FENCE ROW AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE PASTURE.  THE IMPACT DAMAGED THE LEFT LEADING EDGE OF THE WING.  WITH THE DIMINISHED AERONAUTICAL CAPACITY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SLOW DESCENT IMPACTING ANOTHER TREE.  UPON EXITING THE LAST TREE, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, STARTED A SPIN TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE EARTH IN A 45-DEGREE NOSE DOWN ANGLE.  THE PILOT IN COMMAND, A STUDENT PILOT, ON A CROSS-COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT BECAME DISORIENTATED AND ELECTED TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT IN THE PASTURE.  FEAR OF FUEL STARVATION WAS THE PRIMARY DECISION FACTOR IN ELECTING TO TERMINATE THE FLIGHT.  THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT WAS VFR, HAZE WITH FOUR MILES VISIBILITY.  A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 FTW01LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA138), Jun 8, 2001: Cessna 172M (N5394H), Hot Springs, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's delayed go-around, which resulted in the airplane impacting trees during the aborted landing.

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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