# Accident 20170514008899A: Cessna 172S, Clarksvills, TN, May 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2017, 12:45 local time
- Place: Clarksvills, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6219° N, 87.4150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6219&lon=-87.4150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53460, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,151 total, 45 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA300) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170514008899A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 14, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 CST, THE CESSNA N53460 ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 17 AT CLARKSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (KCKV).  THE CESSNA HAD AN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE, THIS RESULTED IN A PROP STRIKE AND NOSE STRUT DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO THE RAMP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINTED SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME FIREWALL, NOSE STRUT AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA17CA300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA300), May 14, 2017: Cessna 172 (N53460), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s unstabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing.

## Other reports on N53460 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120304002309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120304002309A), Mar 4, 2012: Cessna 172S (N53460), Laffayette, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he was shooting a touch and go at 3M7, and had a cross wind of 13 -20 knots. He bounced the aircraft, applied power, and returned to lebanon, TN.…

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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