# Accident 20170813024639A: Cessna L-19E, Nashville, TN, August 13, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2017, 15:45 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: John C Tune
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1825° N, 86.8869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1825&lon=-86.8869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305EF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N305EF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna L-19E (registry code 2074016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA L-19E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA486) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170813024639A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT JWN ON RUNWAY 020 THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN A STABILIZED APPROACH.  HE FLARED HIGH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND HARD AND BOUNCE.  DURING THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE CENTERLINE AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF RUNWAY 020 IN TALL GRASS WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE MAIN LANDING GEAR GEARBOX STRUCTURE, THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET INBOARD OF THE WING TIP, PROPELLER, ENTRY STEP AND DOOR ALL SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA17CA486](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA486), Aug 13, 2017: Cessna L19 (N305EF), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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