# Accident 20110115000229A: Cessna 172N, Lebanon, TN, January 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2011, 08:30 local time
- Place: Lebanon, TN
- Airport: Lebanon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1903° N, 86.3156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1903&lon=-86.3156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1946F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1946F-2013-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 14 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110115000229A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY, CROSSED A GRASSY AREA AND A TAXIWAY, AND WENT INTO A DITCH.

## 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 ERA11CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA115), Jan 15, 2011: Cessna 172N (N1946F), Lebanon, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot´s failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion.

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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