# Accident 20170916019489A: Cessna 172M, Gallitin, TN, September 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2017, 13:20 local time
- Place: Gallitin, TN
- Airport: Sumner Co.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3742° N, 86.4083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3742&lon=-86.4083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5146R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5146R-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 141 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA556) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916019489A

## Narrative

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

ENTERED DOWNWIND PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 17 FOR TOUCH AND GO. COMPLETED FIRST TOUCH AND GO REPORTED HIS POSITION TURNED CROSSWIND FOR RUNWAY 17 ENTERED DOWNWIND, ON MIDFIELD ENGAGED CARBHEAT AND REDUCED POWER TO 1700 RPM'S ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS, STARTED DECENT ADDED 10 MORE DEGREES OF FLAP ENTERED LEFT BASE. AT 1100FT ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAP AND ENTERED BASE FOR RUNWAY 17 THE PAPI INDICATED APPROCH WAS HIGH REDUCED THROTTLE AND PUSHED NOSE OVER AIRSPEED WAS 80 KIAS DECREASED THROTTLE TO IDLE. PULLED YOKE BACK TO FLARE FOR LANDING, THE PLANE TOUCHED GROUND AND BOUNCED TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND BOUNCED AGAIN AND LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO GRASS PULLED YOKE BACK ADDED THROTTLE TO GET OUT OF GRASS AND BACK ON RUNWAY. CALLED GALLATIN FBO ADVISED HE WAS OK AND REQUIRED A TOW TO CLEAR RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA17CA556](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA556), Sep 16, 2017: Cessna 172 (N5146R), Gallatin, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

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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