# Accident 20180717011479A: Cessna 172L, Nashville, TN, July 17, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2018, 12:00 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1244° N, 86.6781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1244&lon=-86.6781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7880G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7880G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 152 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180717011479A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED KBNA AT APPROXIMATELY 1040 CDT 07/17/18 FOR KXNX ON A SOLO FLIGHT IN A CESSNA 172 (N7880G).

PILOT COMPLETED 3 LANDINGS AND TAKE-OFFS AT KXNX.

PILOT RETURNED TO KBNA AND WAS CLEARED BY ATC TO LAND ON RUNWAY 2C.

PILOT REPORTED BOUNCING SEVERAL TIMES ON LANDING BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

PILOT REPORTED EXITING RUNWAY 2C AT TAXIWAY N, THEN GROUND TAXI TO HANGAR 7 (NASHVILLE FLIGHT TRAINING).

POST FLIGHT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSEWHEEL, STRUT AND ENGINE FIREWALL.

## 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 GAA18CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA428), Jul 17, 2018: Cessna 172 (N7880G), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N7880G (1)

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

- [Incident 20250410004639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250410004639I), Apr 10, 2025: Cessna 172L (N7880G), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. On 4/10/25, a Cessna 172 was taxiing to runway 20C at Nashville airport (kbna). During taxi the C-172 crossed behind a Boeing 737 aircraft. Jetblast from the…

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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