Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
N/A Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Pinson, Tennessee 38340
Friday, February 14, 2014 17:59 CST
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
On February 14, 2014, at 1759 central standard time, a Cessna 172M, N194EX, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing in Pinson, Tennessee. The certificated private pilot/owner was not injured, and the passenger sustained serious injuries. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The airplane departed Springfield-Branson National Airport, Springfield (SGF), Missouri, with Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL) as the intended destination.
The pilot/owner provided a written statement and said he obtained "all available" information with regards to current and forecast weather conditions along his route of flight using a commercial weather vendor, and updated his weather information during the flight with air traffic control (ATC). The weather conditions at departure were "marginal" visual flight rules (VFR) conditions and after climbing the airplane to his desired cruising altitude, he was forced to descend due to worsening weather conditions and to maintain VFR.
The pilot was advised by ATC that the weather at his destination airport was IFR, and suggested he divert to Bolivar Municipal Airport, Bolivar, Tennessee. The pilot turned the airplane to the suggested heading, but continued to descend to maintain VFR. The pilot determined that visual flight could not be continued to Bolivar, and selected a field for a precautionary landing. The airplane landed hard in muddy terrain, which fractured the empennage and resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The airplane was recovered from the scene and moved to a recovery facility in Springfield, Tennessee where it was retained for further examination.
The pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine land. He did not hold an instrument rating. His most recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third class medical certificate was issued February 2013. The pilot reported 150 total hours of flight experience, of which 150 hours were in the accident airplane make and model.
The airplane was manufactured in 1975 and its most recent annual inspection was completed on April 4, 2013, at 2,702 total aircraft hours.
The weather reported at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), Jackson, Tennessee, 13 miles north of the accident site included an overcast ceiling at 1,300 feet with 3 miles visibility in fog.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 2/14/2014 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1759 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Standard Time |
| Event City | Pinson |
| Event State | TENNESSEE |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 38340 |
| Event Date Year | 2014 |
| Event Date Month | 2 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | 352718N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0884225W |
| Event Location Airport | N/A |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | -- |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | -- |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1853 Eastern Standard Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 309 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | MKL |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 434 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 13 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
| Lighting Conditions | Night/Dark |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | -- |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Overcast |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 3 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 6 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 4 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 310 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 12 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 20 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.77 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | 142353Z 31012G20KT 3SM BR OVC013 06/04 A2977 |
| Event Highest Injury | Serious |
| 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 | 1 |
| Injury Total All | 1 |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | -- |
| NTSB Notification Source | Southern ROC |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 20 2014 8:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Basic weather conditions | Instrument Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N194EX |
| NTSB Number | ERA14LA122 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | VFR |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | Yes |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | CESSNA |
| Aircraft Model | 172M |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | M |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 17266200 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 2299 |
| 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 | Apr 4 2013 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 2702 |
| ELT Installed | No |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | LYONS HRO INC |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | -- |
| Aircraft Owner City | FLORENCE |
| Aircraft Owner State | AL |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 356302729 |
| Operator is an individual? | No |
| Operator Name | Billy J. Lyons |
| Operator Same as Owner? | No |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- |
| Operator City | FLORENCE |
| Operator State | AL |
| Operator Country | USA |
| Operator Zip code | 356302729 |
| Operator Code | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
| 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 | SGF |
| Departure City | Springfield |
| Departure State | MO |
| Departure Country | USA |
| Departure Time | 1605 |
| Departure Time Zone | CST |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- |
| Destination Airport Code | MSL |
| Destination City | Muscle Shoals |
| Destination State | AL |
| Destination Country | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | -- |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Feb 20 2014 8:36AM |
| User who most recently changed record | kenj |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | N/A |
| Runway Length | -- |
| Runway Width | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |