# Incident 20140525007369I: Cessna 172H, Fort Smith, AR, May 25, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2014, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fort Smith, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3859° N, 94.3985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Smith, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3859&lon=-94.3985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N707TM-2020-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 41 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140525007369I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 25, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL A CESSNA 172H, SERIAL NUMBER 17255665, REGISTRATION NUMBER N707TM WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN AT FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT (KFSM) FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS WHEN THE STUDENT RATED PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT YAW RIGHT FROM AN APPARENT GUST OF WIND. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ONBOARD AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL AREA 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N707TM (1)

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

- [Accident 20180804009879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804009879A), Aug 4, 2018: Cessna 172H (N707TM), Sallisaw, OK, Substantial damage. The student was conducting a solo flight at kjsv. During the fourth landing the student was on roll out when he lost control and went off the runway on the…

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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