# Accident 20120509009889A: Cessna 172S, Jonesboro, AR, May 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2012, 08:00 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, AR
- Airport: Jonesboro Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8317° N, 90.6464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JONESBORO MUNI (JBR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8317&lon=-90.6464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118SV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118SV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509009889A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 9, 2012, AT 0800 CDT IT WAS DISCOVERED, A CESSNA 172, N118SV, REGISTERED TO N118SV LLC, MADE A HARD LANDING AT JONESBORO AIRPORT, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT.  IT IS UNKNOWN IF A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE IDENTITY OF THE PILOT AND THE PILOT CERTIFICATE LEVEL ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT BEING A RENTAL AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE.THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT A TRAINING SCHOOL BASED IN JBR.  THE JBR BASE FOR THE TRAINING SCHOOL HAS BEEN CLOSED BASED ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N118SV (1)

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

- [Incident 20200419002689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200419002689I), Apr 19, 2020: Cessna 172S (N118SV), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. N118SV, C172, reported a bird strike on the right wing 3 NM south of dab. Two large birds (vultures) appeared above the wing. Maneuvered to avoid the strike…

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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