# Accident 20090122000419A: Cessna 172M, North Little R, AR, January 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2009, 17:45 local time
- Place: North Little R, AR
- Airport: North Little Rock Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8356° N, 92.2411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8356&lon=-92.2411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20275, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20275-2017-02-28) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090122000419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 01/22/2009, 1500 HRS AIRCRAFT N20275, CE-172M, DEPARTED VFR BATESVILLE AR (BVX) IN ROUTE TO BENTON AR (SUZ) WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PVT. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MEL, SEL AND ONE PASSENGER.  RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO START DESCENT FROM 4,500' TO BENTON SUZ.  UPON DECREASING THE THROTTLE THE ENGINE BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLABLE VARIATION OF RPM.  ELECTED TO LAND AT NORTH LITTLE ROCK (ORK) AIRPORT.  LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 WAS TO FAST AND RAN OFF THE END OF RUNWAY.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE PLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN09CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA140), Jan 22, 2009: Cessna 172M (N20275), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the missing nut on the bolt connecting the throttle cable and carburetor's lever arm.

## Other reports on N20275 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780413007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413007479A), Apr 13, 1978: Cessna 172M (N20275), Forrest City, AR, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 20KTS.

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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