# Accident 20230617017869A: Cessna 172M, Seymore, TN, June 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2023, 20:30 local time
- Place: Seymore, TN
- Airport: Seymore Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N12395, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 15,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230617017869A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) HAD TAUGHT THE STUDENT PILOT THE INCORRECT PROCEDURE FOR A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FOR AIRCRAFT BEING USED.  THE AIRPARK BEING UTILIZED HAS A SOD RUNWAY WHICH REQUIRED THE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURE AS OUTLINED IN THE PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK.  THE PROCEDURE REQUIRES A 10 DEGREE FLAP SETTING FOR THE TAKEOFF.  THE FLAPS WERE SET TO THE UP POSITION (0 DEGREES) FOR THIS TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY IN GROUND EFFECT AND POSSIBLY TOUCHED BACK DOWN ON TO THE SOD SURFACE AND DID NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT FLYING SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE FENCE AT THE RUNWAY FAR END, THEN CROSSED A ROAD AND HEDGE AND FINALLY SETTLED INTO THE ADJACENT COW PASTURE.  IT COLLIDED WITH A LARGE METAL COW FEEDER RING AND SUFFERED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.  THE THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE STUDENT PILOTS FATHER WAS IN BACK SEAT.  THE CFI DID NOT PROPERLY INTERVENE TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N12395 (1)

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

- [Accident 19941202047749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941202047749A), Dec 2, 1994: Cessna 172M (N12395), Batavia, OH, Substantial damage. Drifted off runway on flare. Wing dragged on ground. Rolled perpendicular to runway 400 ft and crossed a ditch.

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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