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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Smyrna, TN · November 29, 2004

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Date
November 29, 2004
Place
Smyrna, TN
Airport
Smyrna
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78402
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL05LA031
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
N78402Registration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Cessna 172KS/N 17257603 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On November 29, 2004 the pilot privacy data omitted departed maury county airport (mrc) around 3:30 am after airport security found him sleeping in his Cessna 172K, N78402. The pilot privacy data omitted flew to Smyrna Airport. The pilot privacy data omitted said he flew over percy prist lake to make sure he was at Smyrna Airport. The pilot privacy data omitted said his engine quit when he turned final for runway 32 at Smyrna Airport. The front nose wheel contacted the ground approximately 25 feet south of the airport fence and approximately 25 feet north of sam ridley road. The nose wheel skid 4 feet in the ground before breaking off. The airplane went through the airport fence before it stopped 3 feet north of airport fence on Smyrna Airport. The marking on the ground was at a 15 degree intersection to the center line of runway 32 and 1300 feet from the end of runway 32. Note 1: the pilot has no pilot logs, hence pilot hours are unknown. Note 2: tack time is 1143.5/hobbs is 2194.5. There is no aircraft logbooks real aircraft time in unknown.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 29, 2004 THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED MAURY COUNTY AIRPORT (MRC) AROUND 3:30 AM AFTER AIRPORT SECURITY FOUND HIM SLEEPING IN HIS CESSNA 172K, N78402. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ FLEW TO SMYRNA AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID HE FLEW OVER PERCY PRIST LAKE TO MAKE SURE HE WAS AT SMYRNA AIRPORT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID HIS ENGINE QUIT WHEN HE TURNED FINAL FOR RUNWAY 32 AT SMYRNA AIRPORT. THE FRONT NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT FENCE AND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET NORTH OF SAM RIDLEY ROAD. THE NOSE WHEEL SKID 4 FEET IN THE GROUND BEFORE BREAKING OFF. THE AIRPLANE WENT THROUGH THE AIRPORT FENCE BEFORE IT STOPPED 3 FEET NORTH OF AIRPORT FENCE ON SMYRNA AIRPORT. THE MARKING ON THE GROUND WAS AT A 15 DEGREE INTERSECTION TO THE CENTER LINE OF RUNWAY 32 AND 1300 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 32. NOTE 1: THE PILOT HAS NO PILOT LOGS, HENCE PILOT HOURS ARE UNKNOWN. NOTE 2: TACK TIME IS 1143.5/HOBBS IS 2194.5. THERE IS NO AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS REAL AIRCRAFT TIME IN UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL05LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSmyrna, TNThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.Nov 29, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N78402 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19951230042859AHillsboro, MOFuel and radio problems, made emergency landing in a field.Dec 30, 1995 · Reported as Cessna 172C · Substantial damage