# Accident 20030108036899A: Cessna 172S, Springdale, AR, January 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2003, 12:45 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1764° N, 94.1192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1764&lon=-94.1192&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 12 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030108036899A

## Narrative

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

(-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 HOURS TOTAL TIME AND 12 HOURS IN ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AT SPRINGDALE AIRPORT (ASG). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT SPRINGFIELD MO. AND WAS A 14 CFR, PART 91 INSTRUMENTAL SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, THE WINDS WERE REPORTED FROM 240 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS, 10 STATUE MILES VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKYS, TEMP WAS 15 DEGREES CELSIUS, DEW POINT 3 DEGREES CELSIUS, ALTIMETER SETTING OF 29.98 DEGREE MERCURY.

## 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 FTW03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA079), Jan 8, 2003: Cessna 172S (N142ME), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

## Other reports on N142ME (1)

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

- [Accident 20010509019529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010509019529A), May 9, 2001: Cessna 172S (N142ME), Springfield, MO, No damage. (-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…

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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