# Accident 20121213028099A: Cessna 172P, Murfreesboro, TN, December 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport: Murfreesboro Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8731° N, 86.3731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8731&lon=-86.3731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54500, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54500-2014-11-18) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 49 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121213028099A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS SOLO, PRACTICING FOR HIS PRIVATE PILOT CHECKRIDE.  HE WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF, IN WHICH HE HAD COMPLETED BEFORE, HE LOSS CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND DEPARTED CENTERLINE OF RWY 36 TO THE LEFT (WEST) AND TRAVEL APPROXIMATLY 1000 FEET BEFORE STRIKING 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 ERA13CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA086), Dec 13, 2012: Cessna 172P (N54500), Murfreesboro, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N54500 (2)

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

- [Incident 20051009027089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051009027089I), Oct 9, 2005: Cessna 172P (N54500), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had a hard 3-point landing and blew the front nosewheel tire. The aircraft then became uncontrollable and veered off the right side of the runway…
- [Incident 19820817045639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817045639I), Aug 17, 1982: Cessna 172P (N54500), Albuquerque, NM. Pilot landed on highway when engine made clanking noise and was shut down. Inspection of engine pending.

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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