# Accident 20090511006789A: Cessna 172N, Springdale, AR, May 11, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2009, 19:13 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- 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: N73842, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73842-2010-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090511006789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 11, 2009, AT 1913 CDT, A CESSNA CE-172N, N73842, LANDED RUNWAY 18, YAWED SLIGHTLY LEFT, STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER/BRAKE THEN ADDED POWER TO EXECUTE TO GO-AROUND; AIRCRAFT TURNED HARD RIGHT, RAN ACROSS PARALLEL TAXIWAY,STRUCK ANOTHER AIRPLANE AND HANGAR, AT THE SPRINGDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A SOLO FLIGHT BY A STUDENT PILOT UNDER 14 CFR PARTS 61 AND 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS (FYV) AT 1900 CDT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR 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 CEN09CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA292), May 12, 2009: Cessna 172N (N73842), Springdale, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll and subsequent go-around.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.