# Incident 20200724008829I: Cessna 172S, Chattanooga, TN, July 24, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2020, 18:40 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0456° N, 85.3097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chattanooga, TN, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0456&lon=-85.3097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N951JA) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 29 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200724008829I

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^- STUDENT PILOT # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ D.L. # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.TOTAL TIME 54, LAST 12 MONTHS- 54, LAST 90 DAYS- 23, M/M- 29. ON 7/24/2020 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TO CHA AT ABOUT 1820 LOCAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 20. KYLE NOTED THE WINDS 180-190 AT 7 KTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES HE THINKS HE TOUCHED SLIGHTLY RIGHT WHEEL/DOWNWIND WHEEL FIRST THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE TIRES. THE UPWIND WHEEL SHOULD TOUCHDOWN FIRST FOR PROPER CROSSWIND TECHNIQUE. UPON TOUCHDOWN HE WAS SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTERLINE AND TRAVELING TOWARDS THE RIGHT, SO HE CORRECTED THE PATH OF THE A/C. THE A/C THEN WENT HARD LEFT AND HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO THE GRASS. CONTINUED WITH BRAKING BUT WENT THROUGH THE GRASS PRIOR TO TAXIWAY "DELTA" OVER TAXIWAY "DELTA" STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND THEN BACK INTO THE GRASS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TAXIWAY "DELTA". HE THEN SHUT DOWN THE PLANE AND GOT OUT CALLING GROUND ON A HAND-HELD RADIO HE HAD. GROUND SAID OPERATIONS WERE EN ROUTE. ASSESSING THE DAMAGE, IT APPEARED THE LEFT FAIRING WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE. THEY USED THE TOW-BAR TO PUSH THE PLANE BACK ON TO THE TAXIWAY. THE PLANE TAXIED UNDER ITS OWN POWER BACK TO CRYSTAL AIR.

## Other reports on N951JA (1)

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

- [Accident 20241119018649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241119018649A), Nov 19, 2024: Cessna 172S (N951JA), Chattanooga, TN, Substantial damage. Shortly after departure the pilot contacted departure and reported a rough running engine and requested return for landing. When pilot tried to land they…

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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