# Incident 20220327011869I: Cessna 172F, Sparta, TN, March 27, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2022, 09:00 local time
- Place: Sparta, TN
- Airport: Upper Cumberland Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0559° N, 85.5308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0559&lon=-85.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8431U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8431U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,387 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220327011869I

## Narrative

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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT THE CFI AND HIS STUDENT WERE RETURED TO THEIR HOME AIRPORT.  (UPPER CUMBERLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT) (SRB)

DURING THE INITAL TOUCHDOWN  THEY EACH HEARD A LOUD POP.

THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND (TOGA).  THE STUDENT STATED "THERE GOES OUR TIRE".  CFI LOOKED OUT THE LEFT WINDOW AND NOTED THE SAME THING.

THEY FLEW APPROXIMATELY TWO MORE HOURS BURNING OFF FUEL.  THEN LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT WITH TWO OF THREE LANDING GEARS.  NO HARD LANDING OCCURRED BEFORE THIS FAILURE, WHICH WAS DISCUSSED DURING INTERVIEWS.

## 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 ERA22LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA171), Mar 27, 2022: Cessna 172 (N8431U), Sparta, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel’s failure to properly affix left main landing gear components, which led to the failure of the left main landing gear during the accident flight.

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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