# Accident 20140323002709A: Cessna 172M, Knoxville, TN, March 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2014, 15:30 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8850° N, 83.9575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8850&lon=-83.9575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8893V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8893V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140323002709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SLOWLY VEERED LEFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT LEAVING THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING A BUILDING STRUCTURE.

## 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 ERA14CA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA169), Mar 23, 2014: Cessna 172M (N8893V), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with an obstacle.

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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