Jonesboro Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401
Saturday, September 17, 2011 20:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot said that he failed to maintain directional control after landing at night. The airplane exited the right side of the runway onto a grassy area, struck the edge of a paved taxiway, and came to a full stop on the taxiway with the engine still operating. The pilot added power to begin taxiing and discovered that he could only steer the airplane to the left. The pilot reported that he then added power to begin a taxiing left turn onto the grass in order clear the runway. While taxiing on the grass surface the nosewheel went down a slope and the propeller struck an obstruction. The impact caused substantial damage to the forward fuselage structure and the firewall.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while taxiing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 9/17/2011
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 2000
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Jonesboro
Event State ARKANSAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 72401
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 9
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 354932N
Event Location Longitude 0903828W
Event Location Airport Jonesboro Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID JBR
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 262
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1953 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID KJBR
Elevation of weather observation facility 262
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 10
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.13
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KJBR 180053Z AUTO 01007KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3013 RMK
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29320
NTSB Notification Source FAA ASW Regional Opns Center -
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 28 2011 4:51PM
User who most recently changed record latt
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N758DZ
NTSB Number CEN11CA668
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model R172K
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number R1723025
Certified Max Gross Weight 2550
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 2
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 3 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 23
Airframe Hours 945
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name DANIEL RICHARD STEVENSON MD
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City JONESBORO
Aircraft Owner State AR
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 72401
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name DANIEL RICHARD STEVENSON
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City JONESBORO
Operator State AR
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 72401
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code JWN
Departure City Nashville
Departure State TN
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1805
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code JBR
Destination City Jonesboro
Destination State AR
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 23 2011 2:45PM
User who most recently changed record latt
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 23
Runway Length 6200
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --