# Accident 20021222034309A: Cessna 170A, Helena/West Hel, AR, December 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Helena/West Hel, AR
- Airport: Thompson-Robbins Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5764° N, 90.6758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5764&lon=-90.6758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1392D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1392D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021222034309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 22, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT, CESSNA 170, N1392D, EXPERIENCED A 'HARD LANDING' AT WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO A BLOWN RIGHT LANDING GEAR TIRE (PRESUMABLY THE RESULT OF THE INITIAL LANDING ATTEMPT). THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER (HIS 40 YEAR OLD SON) WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING THE GEARBOX, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, AND TAIL WHEEL. THE AIRPLANE IS REGISTERED TO CHARLES L. COX, OF CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI WHO WAS ALSO THE PILOT IN COMMAND. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI TO PRACTICE LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS.

## 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 FTW03LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA074), Dec 22, 2002: Cessna 170A (N1392D), West Helena, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the deflated tire.

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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