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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Lexington, TN · May 23, 2006

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Date
May 23, 2006 · 18:30 local
Place
Lexington, TN
Airport
Franklin Wilkins Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7624G
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL06CA084
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
685 total524 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
N7624GRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17259324 · Built 1970Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine 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) The pilot stated that he was "high over the numbers" on his landing approach. He pulled all power off and applied full flaps. At midfield he realized that he was too long but decided to attempt the landing rather than a go-around. He was not able to fully stop the aircraft prior to reaching the end of the landing strip, sliding down an embankment and hitting trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS "HIGH OVER THE NUMBERS" ON HIS LANDING APPROACH. HE PULLED ALL POWER OFF AND APPLIED FULL FLAPS. AT MIDFIELD HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS TOO LONG BUT DECIDED TO ATTEMPT THE LANDING RATHER THAN A GO-AROUND. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FULLY STOP THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO REACHING THE END OF THE LANDING STRIP, SLIDING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND HITTING TREES.

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 ATL06CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLexington, TNThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing.May 23, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7624G · 1

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

Incident 20000610032829IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Savannh, TN(-23)Pilot was taxing into a parking spot on the ramp. While attention was focused on a fence for clearance, left wing contacted a support beam for hanger. Damage was located on the leading edge, just inboard of wingtip. Damage was minor. Aircraft was…Jun 10, 2000 · Minor damage