# Accident 20120304002309A: Cessna 172S, Laffayette, TN, March 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2012, 12:20 local time
- Place: Laffayette, TN
- Airport: Lafayette Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5200° N, 86.0581° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5200&lon=-86.0581&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53460, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 96 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120304002309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS SHOOTING A TOUCH AND GO AT 3M7, AND HAD A CROSS WIND OF 13 -20 KNOTS.  HE BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT, APPLIED POWER, AND RETURNED TO LEBANON, TN.  AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED PROP DAMAGE.  AFTER MECHANIC REMOVED COWLING, DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL WAS FOUND.

## 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 ERA12CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA209), Mar 4, 2012: Cessna 172S (N53460), Lafayette, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusting crosswind conditions during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N53460 (1)

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

- [Accident 20170514008899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170514008899A), May 14, 2017: Cessna 172S (N53460), Clarksvills, TN, Substantial damage. On may 14, 2017 at approximately 1245 CST, the Cessna N53460 entered a left downwind to runway 17 at clarksville regional airport (kckv). The Cessna had an…

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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