# Accident 20160320002299A: Cessna 172R, Nashville, TN, March 20, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: John C Tune
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1833° N, 86.8867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1833&lon=-86.8867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118ET, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118ET) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160320002299A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH A CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 14 KNOTS FROM THE LEFT.  DURING THE FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, AND THE PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND.  DURING THE GO-AROUND THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER, IMMEDIATELY RETRACTED THE FLAPS FROM 30 DEGREES TO 0 DEGREES, AND THEN LANDED IN THE GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.   THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE EMPENNAGE UPON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 GAA16CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA157), Mar 20, 2016: Cessna 172 (N118ET), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive pitch up and incorrect action of selecting flaps to zero degrees, which resulted in a tail strike during a go-around in crosswind conditions.

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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