# Accident 20090701012849A: Cessna 172N, Benton, AR, July 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2009, 17:00 local time
- Place: Benton, AR
- Airport: Saline County Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4239° N, 92.4742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4239&lon=-92.4742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5238E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090701012849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 2, 2009, AT 1700 CDT, A CESSNA 172N, N5238E, DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 02 AT SALINE COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSUZ) BENTON, ARKANSAS, WHILE ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RISE IN TERRAIN FOR A MID FIELD TAXI WAY.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FIREWALL.

## 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 CEN09CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA411), Jul 2, 2009: Cessna 172N (N5238E), Benton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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