# Incident 20231021016929I: Cessna 172S, Smyrna, TN, October 21, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2023, 14:15 local time
- Place: Smyrna, TN
- Airport: Smyrna
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 36.0090° N, 86.5201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMYRNA (MQY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0090&lon=-86.5201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N387SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N387SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231021016929I

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT ENCOUNTERED HIGH CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AT MQY AFTER COMPLETING HIS FIRST SOLO-CROSS COUNTRY. DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND LANDED NOSE GEAR FIRST, RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE.

## Other reports on N387SP (2)

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

- [Incident 20180411003539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180411003539I), Apr 11, 2018: Cessna 172S (N387SP), Lebanon, TN, Minor damage. The stuednt pilot was conducting a solo flight from kmqy to M54. Landing weather was checked via the AWOS. The pilot states he touched down just beyond the…
- [Incident 20170603013189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170603013189I), Jun 3, 2017: Cessna 172S (N387SP), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. The student pilot was conducting a solo flight in the traffic pattern to practice landings on runway 20. During the first landing of the flight, the aircraft…

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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