# NTSB ATL03LA058: Cessna 172 M, N1754V, Collegedale, TN, March 9, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 9, 2003, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Collegedale, TN - Coordinates: 35.043056, -85.021942 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0431&lon=-85.0219&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Nashville FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 56627 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL03LA058 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56627/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA058 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a loss of control, impact with terrain and subsequent nose over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - muddy - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The student pilot stated that upon touchdown on runway 3 he lost directional control of the airplane. According to the student pilot during the landing roll, he applied right brake, but the airplane continued to roll off the left side of the runway. The airplane rolled down an embankment and nosed over. Examination of the wreckage revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On March 9, 2003, at 1100 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172, N1754V, registered to and operated by Aviation Specialist, veered off the runway and nosed over during an attempted landing at Collegedale Municipal Airport in Collegedale, Tennessee. The solo training flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot was not injured. The flight departed Collegedale, Tennessee, at 1035 on March 9, 2003. According to the Fixed Base Operator, the student pilot was on his fifth solo flight and was conducting landings on runway 3. During the accident landing, the airplane touched down about 2000 feet down the runway and veered left off the 4000-foot long runway. The airplane rolled down an embankment and nosed over. In a record of phone conversation the student pilot stated, he did not obtain a weather briefing before the flight. The Chattanooga Lovell Field Airport reported winds from 020 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 17 knots at the time of the accident. The student pilot stated that upon touchdown he lost directional control. According to the student pilot during landing roll, he applied right brake but the airplane continued to roll off the left side of the runway. The student pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane. Examination of the wreckage site revealed that wreckage debris was scattered in the immediate vicinity of the wreckage. Examination of the airplane revealed the outboard wing spars on both wings were bent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1754V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1754V), registered now, S/N 17263739, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17263739 - Airframe hours: 9048 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Aviation Specialists Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 16, 2002, 38.3 hours before - Departed: 3M3, Collegedale, TN - Airport: 3M3, Collegedale, runway 03, 4,700 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 12 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CHA, 8 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030309007989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030309007989A), Mar 9, 2003: Cessna 172M, Collegedale, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot with 20 hours total flying time was practicing touch and go landings in the pattern. Winds were variable from 02012KT through 36009KT with… From the NTSB's public API. 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