# Incident 20191116014229I: Cessna 172, Ft. Smith, AR, November 16, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2019, 13:10 local time
- Place: Ft. Smith, AR
- Airport: Fort Smith
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3366° N, 94.3661° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT SMITH RGNL (FSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3366&lon=-94.3661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6271E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6271E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191116014229I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 16, ABOUT 1310 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE, N6271E, DEVELOPED ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE IN FLIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING.  PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES NORTH OF THE FT. SMITH ARKANSAS AIRPORT (FMS). THE PILOT IN COMMAND, HER HUSBAND AND THEIR PET DOG WERE THE ONLY OCCUPANT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND NEITHER THE PILOT, PASSENGER OR DOG SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE UPON LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO NATE ABLE FLYING CLUB, FT. WORTH, TX.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING, WHICH DEPARTED WITH A FLIGHT PLAN FROM GASTON?S RESORT NEAR MT. HOME, AR ENROUTE TO FT. WORTH, TX AREA.

## Other reports on N6271E (2)

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

- [Incident 19930820034649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820034649I), Aug 20, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6271E), Frankston, TX. Pilot became lost en route. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in a field.
- [Incident 19911118055989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911118055989I), Nov 18, 1991: Cessna 172 (N6271E), Lufkin, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touch and go landing. Nose wheel retaining fork broke off.

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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