# Accident 20010721020599A: Cessna 152, Springdale, AR, July 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2001, 12:41 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: D88S
- Location: 36.1799° N, 94.1391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1799&lon=-94.1391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50SX-2008-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010721020599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 21, 2001, AT 1230 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N50SX, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A DITCH DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROMTHE SPRINGDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY DRAKE AVIATION ACADEMY, INC., OF SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SPRINGDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 1115. ACCORDING TO WRITTEN STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT, THEY WERE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. DURING THE 8TH TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A FILED NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED AN "UNSEEN DITCH," DAMAGING THE ENGINE FIREWALL, AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 FTW01LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA167), Jul 21, 2001: Cessna 152 (N50SX), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor's failure to refuel the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion.

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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