# Accident 20160605008599A: Cessna 172S, Henderson, AR, June 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Henderson, AR
- Airport: The Bluffs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3000° N, 92.2164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3000&lon=-92.2164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 900 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160605008599A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 5, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 CDT, N124ME A CESSNA 172S AIRCRAFT, REGISTERED TO FLIGHTIME AVIATION LLC, OPERATED BY AN AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, ATTEMPTED TO DEPART THE SOUTHERLY TURF RUNWAY AT THE BLUFFS AIRPORT (75AR).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AND THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND AIRFRAME.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTAINED FOUR OCCUPANTS AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA288), Jun 5, 2016: Cessna 172 (N124ME), Henderson, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing and nose landing gear collapse.

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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