# Accident 20030514015259A: Cessna 172K, Bristol-Johnson, TN, May 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2003, 23:24 local time
- Place: Bristol-Johnson, TN
- Airport: Tri-City Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4753° N, 82.4075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4753&lon=-82.4075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7412G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7412G-2012-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 380 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030514015259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON TAKE-OFF. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN, APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET FROM EDGE OF RUNWAY 23.

## 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 ATL03LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA093), May 15, 2003: Cessna 172K (N7412G), Bristol, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the rudder controls during the takeoff roll resulting in a loss of directional control, and the on-ground collision with an embankment.

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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