# Accident 20230101002239A: Cessna 172K, Conway, AR, January 1, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2023, 14:00 local time
- Place: Conway, AR
- Airport: Conway Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0199° N, 92.5551° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0199&lon=-92.5551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7003G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7003G-2024-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230101002239A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 1, 2023 AT 1400 CST, A CESSNA 172,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT CONWAY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCXW) AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN IN THE SOD ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE THE STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND THEN BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS AN 11 KNOT LEFT CROSSWIND DURING THE LANDING. THE STUDENT PILOT OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID RIGHT. ONCE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ENTERED THE SOD, THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE ROLLOUT INTO THE SOD TO PREVENT A POSSIBLE ROLLOVER. UPON ENTERING THE SOD, THE AIRCRAFT’S NOSE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT’S RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER CONTACTING THE GROUND PITCHING THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE NOSE AND FINALLY COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN23LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA073), Jan 1, 2023: Cessna 172K (N7003G), Conway, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The solo student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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