# Accident 20210617010269A: Cessna 172S, Clarksville, TN, June 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Clarksville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6222° N, 87.4149° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6222&lon=-87.4149&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35585, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35585-2022-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 724 total, 591 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210617010269A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL WITH THE STUDENT ON THE CONTROLS, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED A ABOUT 40 KTS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT PLACED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO OVER POWER THE STUDENT ON THE CONTROLS. ONCE THE CFI GAINED CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED OFF THE RUNWAY TOWARDS THE GRASS AND A DITCH. THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE BUT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT COME TO REST IN A DITCH .

## 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 ERA21LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA314), Jun 17, 2021: Cessna 172S (N35585), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N35585 (1)

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

- [Accident 20190714011679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190714011679A), Jul 14, 2019: Cessna 172S (N35585), Elkton, FL, Substantial damage. The flight instructor was giving dual instruction for a commercial pilot to get his flight instructor rating. The pilots were practicing off field emergency…

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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