# Accident 20000430020449A: Cessna 172M, Clinton, TN, April 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Clinton, TN
- Airport: Mullins Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0905° N, 84.1299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0905&lon=-84.1299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13330, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13330) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 426 total, 31 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000430020449A

## Narrative

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

(.4)AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE. AN EYEWITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS FAST AND LONG OVER THE RUNWAY FOR THE LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD ROTATED 180 DEGREES ON THE GROUND AND WAS FACING THE OPPOSITE LANDING DIRECTION. THE PILOT REPORTED A TAILWIND DURING THE LANDING. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. (.19)ON APRIL 30, 2000, AT 1530 EDT, A CESSNA 172M, N13330, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN CLINTON, TENNESSE.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED.  VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURIED.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED CLINTON, TENNESSE, AT 1445.  REPORTEDLY, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT TO AVOID A POND ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE LANDING RUNAWAY.  AN EYEWITNESS STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS FAST AND LONG OVER THE RUNWAY FOR THE LANDING.  NO MECHANI                                         CAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. (-23)PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL FLIGHT AND LANDED TOO LONG ON HIS PRIVATE GRASS FIELD NEAR CLINTON, TN.  DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, AIRCRAFT COULD NOT STOP IN THE AVAILABLE RUNWAY, AND PILOT GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID GOING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 ATL00LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA052), Apr 30, 2000: Cessna 172M (N13330), Clinton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning necessitating an intentional ground loop maneuver on landing. Contributing factors were the pilot's misjudgment of distance/airspeed, the high terrain…

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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