# NTSB ATL06CA084: Cessna 172L, N7624G, Lexington, TN, May 23, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 23, 2006, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Lexington, TN - Coordinates: 35.650554, -88.373886 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6506&lon=-88.3739&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Memphis FSDO-25 - NTSB case key (mKey): 63753 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA084 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63753/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA084 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The pilot stated that upon arrival at the destination airport he entered a left downwind for runway 20. He noticed while on short final that the airplane was high over the numbers and he reduced power with full flaps extended. The pilot stated that when he reached the midfield point over the runway, he realized that the landing was to long, and "decided that his chances of getting the airplane stopped on the runway were better than aborting the landing". After the airplane landed he locked up the brakes and slid off the end of the runway, down an embankment, and into trees. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Factual narrative On May 23, 2006, at 1830 central daylight time, a Cessna 172L, N7624G, registered to and operated by a private owner, as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, ran off the end of runway 20 during landing roll at the Franklin Wilkins Airport, Lexington, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private pilot was not injured. The flight originated from the Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional Airport, Jackson, Tennessee, on May 23, 2006 at 1800. The pilot stated upon arrival at the destination airport he entered a left downwind for runway 20. He noticed while on short final that the airplane was high over the numbers and he reduced power with full flaps extended. The pilot stated that when he reached the midfield point over the runway, he realized that the landing was to long, and "decided that his chances of getting the airplane stopped on the runway were better than aborting the landing". After the airplane landed he locked up the brakes and slid off the end of the runway, down an embankment, and into trees. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7624G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7624G), registered now, S/N 17259324, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172L - Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17259324 - Airframe hours: 6455 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Aeroflight flying club Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 2005, 143 hours before - Departed: MKL, JACKSON, TN - Destination: M52, Lexington, TN - Airport: MKL, Mc Kellar-Sipes Regional, runway 20, 6,006 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2004; seat: left; flight hours: 685 total, 525 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 3 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Observed at: KM52 ## 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 20060523010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523010939A), May 23, 2006: Cessna 172L, Lexington, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he was "high over the numbers" on his landing approach. He pulled all power off and applied full flaps. At midfield he realized… ## Other investigations on N7624G (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 FTW72DQD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQD17), Nov 28, 1971: Cessna 172L (N7624G), Hermosillo, Mexico, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.