# Accident 20210512009719A: Cessna 172, Johnson City, TN, May 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2021, 17:49 local time
- Place: Johnson City, TN
- Airport: Johnson City  Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3637° N, 82.3090° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3637&lon=-82.3090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6344E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6344E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210512009719A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING STUDENT PILOT INDICATED HE HAD NO LEFT BRAKE, AFTER TAXIING DOWN RUNWAY DECIDED TO APPLY POWER AND DO A GO-AROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE, HIT A TREE ACROSS THE STREET FROM END OF RUNWAY CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LAND INVERTED IN NEIGHBORHOOD.  PILOT WALKED AWAY UNHARMED. THE AIRCRAFT ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED 05/11/2021.  THE IA STATED HE CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVELS, BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS AND FOUND ALL TO BE ACCEPTABLE.  IA DID A NORMAL TAXI, HIGH SPEED TAXI AND RUNUP AT FULL POWER WITH NO BRAKE ISSUES.  THE IA ASSISTANT DID AN ENGINE RUN THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT WITH NO BRAKE ISSUES.  BOTH BRAKES WERE CHECKED  AT ALL POSITIONS BY ASI AT THE SCENE.  STUDENT PILOT AND IA ASSISTANT WERE PRESENT AND BOTH BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL.

## 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 ERA21LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA214), May 12, 2021: Cessna 172 (N6344E), Johnson City, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s excessive airspeed during the landing approach and his delayed remedial action, which resulted in the airplane striking obstacles during an aborted landing. Contributing was 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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