# Accident 20241119018649A: Cessna 172S, Chattanooga, TN, November 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2024, 17:50 local time
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Chattanooga Metropolitan Airpo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0506° N, 85.2125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0506&lon=-85.2125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N951JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241119018649A

## Narrative

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

SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE PILOT CONTACTED DEPARTURE AND REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AND REQUESTED RETURN FOR LANDING.  WHEN PILOT TRIED TO LAND THEY REALIZED THE SPPED WAS TOO HIGH AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED A GO AROUND.  THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOOSE RPM AND THE PILOT DETERMINED THEY WOULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SAW THE ROAD AND TRIED FOR THE SIDE TO AVOID ANY TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD WHERE THEY LANDED AND PROCEEDED INTO THE TREES OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

## 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 ERA25LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA052), Nov 19, 2024: Cessna 172S (N951JA), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to a fouled spark plug in engine’s the No. 4 cylinder. Contributing was the flight instructor’s failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted go-around…

## Other reports on N951JA (1)

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

- [Incident 20200724008829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200724008829I), Jul 24, 2020: Cessna 172S (N951JA), Chattanooga, TN, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted]- Student pilot # [privacy data omitted] of [privacy data omitted] d.l. # [privacy data omitted].total time 54, last 12 months- 54, last…

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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