# Incident 20150204000589I: Cessna 172N, Chattanooga, TN, February 4, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2015, 08:15 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Dallas Bay Sky Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1881° N, 85.1766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DALLAS BAY SKY PARK (1AA0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1881&lon=-85.1766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6552F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6552F) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150204000589I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 23.  AFTER ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 23 AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO A STOP AND BEGAN EXECUTING A 180 DEGREE LEFT TURN SO THE STUDENT COULD BACK TAXI DOWN THE RUNWAY TO DROP THE CFI OFF.  WHILE COMPLETING THIS LEFT HAND TURN, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED.  INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALS LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE OFF OUTBOARD OF THE ATTACHING BOLT. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON THE LEFT WING TIP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY WITH ASSOCIATED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP,  LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR AND ELEVATOR.

## Other reports on N6552F (1)

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

- [Accident 19890910034162A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034162A), Sep 10, 1989: Cessna 172N (N6552F), Key West, FL, Minor damage. Stopped unexpectedly while taxiing for takeoff. A waco N32133 taxiing behind did not see him stop, struck empennage

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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