# Accident 20220913015779A: Cessna 172, Chattanooga, TN, September 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2022, 11:41 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Lovell Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0221° N, 85.2084° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0221&lon=-85.2084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N388TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6ACT298 series (registry code 27017, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6act298-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A-335-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,407 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220913015779A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS EVALUATING LANDING OPTIONS WITH A FLAT BUSH TIRE FOR A POSSIBLE LANDING ON GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 20. AFTER A LIGHT TOUCHDOWN ON THE GRASS, THE PIC INITIATED A CLIMB. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND THE PIC LOWERED THE NOSE. ENGINE POWER RETURNED AND CLIMB RESUMED. AT APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET AGL THE ENGINE LOST POWER. PIC ELECTED TO TURN RIGHT TO TRY TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 500 FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA22LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA413), Sep 13, 2022: Cessna 172 (N388TC), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to of carburetor ice. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat.

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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