# Accident 20100807040739A: Cessna 172P, Chattanooga, TN, August 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2010, 20:25 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Dallas Bay Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1875° N, 85.1833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1875&lon=-85.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51745, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51745-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 6 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807040739A

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT LANDING AT DALLAS BAY SKYPARK (1A0), CARRYING A PASSENGER, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT BUILDING.

## 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 ERA10CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA406), Aug 8, 2010: Cessna 172 (N51745), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper execution of the go-around procedure.

## Other reports on N51745 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030412014829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030412014829I), Apr 12, 2003: Cessna 172P (N51745), TN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot departed dallas bay skypark in chattanooga area and flew to mowbray mountain airstrip. (Private grass field 3040 ft. long). Pilot landed long and…

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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