# Accident 20151122021399A: Cessna 172G, Covington, TN, November 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Covington, TN
- Airport: Covington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5828° N, 89.5872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5828&lon=-89.5872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5786R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5786R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 276 total, 130 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151122021399A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 22ND 2015, N5786R A CESSNA 172G A TAIL WHEEL CONVERTED AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM TULSA, OK REGIONAL AIRPORT.  THE FINAL DESTINATION WAS WEST REGIONAL AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD TWO SOULS ON BOARD. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN CHARGE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING FUEL STOP IN COVINGTON, TN.  DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP, SKIN DAMAGE TO THE UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS OF THE WING SKIN OF THE  HORIZONTAL STAB, AND A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT AILERON.  THE WEATHER AT COVINGTON AIRPORT WAS VFR/VMC CONDITIONS WINDS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. RUNWAY DRY.

## 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 GAA16CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA111), Nov 22, 2015: Cessna 172 (N5786R), Covington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, ground loop, and impact with the ground.

## Other reports on N5786R (1)

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

- [Accident 19760820026229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760820026229A), Aug 20, 1976: Cessna 172G (N5786R), London, OH, Substantial damage. Lndd on a gravel rd parallel to a corn fld l wing tip hit corn plt lost ctl of acft.

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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