# Accident 20030309007989A: Cessna 172M, Collegedale, TN, March 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2003, 10:00 local time
- Place: Collegedale, TN
- Airport: Collegedale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0431° N, 85.0219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0431&lon=-85.0219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1754V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1754V) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030309007989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WITH 20 HOURS TOTAL FLYING TIME WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN THE PATTERN. WINDS WERE VARIABLE FROM 02012KT THROUGH 36009KT WITH GUSTS TO 17KT. WHEN LANDING, A CROSSWIND GUST BLEW THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. IT ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT INTO A DITCH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STAND ON ITS NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT OBTAIN A PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO COMMENCING HIS FLIGHT OPERATIONS.

## 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 ATL03LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA058), Mar 9, 2003: Cessna 172 M (N1754V), Collegedale, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control, impact with terrain and subsequent nose over.

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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