# Accident 20020510009329A: Cessna 172, Livingston, TN, May 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2002, 20:40 local time
- Place: Livingston, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4114° N, 85.3120° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4114&lon=-85.3120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8608B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8608B-2003-07-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510009329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TOOK OFF FROM LIVINGSTON, TN WITH ONE PASSENGER, AT NIGHT (PASSENGER'S FIRST FLIGHT, SHE HELPED PILOT BUY AIRCRAFT). UPON APPROACH BACK INTO LIVINGSTON, TN (8A3) PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE TO RUNWAY HAD 40 DEGREE FLAPS AND DID NOT ADD POWER. PILOT PULLED BACK YOKE. (INTERVIEW WITH PILOT DETERMINED PREVIOUS STATEMENT). AIRCRAFT STALLED 30 YARDS SHORT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA096), May 11, 2002: Cessna 172 (N8608B), Livingston, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failure to maintain flying speed, followed by a subsequent stall.

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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