20250522006319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Murfreesboro, TN · May 22, 2025

Date
May 22, 2025 · 11:40 local
Place
Murfreesboro, TN
Airport
Murfreesboro Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6317D
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA213
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total80 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 22, 2025, at 11:40 a.m. CDT a small aircraft veered to the left of runway 36 into the grass area striking a PAPI light and a taxiway sign during takeoff departure rolling. The aircraft suffered substantial damage to the left wing strut, left horizontal stabilizer, and left landing gear assembly. The pilot was the only occupant in the aircraft and suffered no physical injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 22, 2025, AT 11:40 A.M. CDT A SMALL AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 36 INTO THE GRASS AREA STRIKING A PAPI LIGHT AND A TAXIWAY SIGN DURING TAKEOFF DEPARTURE ROLLING. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING STRUT, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND LEFT LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND SUFFERED NO PHYSICAL INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N6317D · 2

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