# Accident 20060523010939A: Cessna 172L, Lexington, TN, May 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2006, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, TN
- Airport: Franklin Wilkins Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6506° N, 88.3739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6506&lon=-88.3739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7624G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7624G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 685 total, 524 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523010939A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL06CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA084), May 23, 2006: Cessna 172L (N7624G), Lexington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing.

## Other reports on N7624G (1)

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

- [Incident 20000610032829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610032829I), Jun 10, 2000: Cessna 172L (N7624G), Savannh, TN, Minor damage. (-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.…

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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