# NTSB ATL87LA265: Cessna 172, N733JZ, Murfreesboro, TN, September 23, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 23, 1987, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Murfreesboro, TN
- Coordinates: 35.850448, -86.389595 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8504&lon=-86.3896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL87LA265
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7524/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA265

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,nose gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A PRACTICE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES WHICH RESULTED IN THE FAILURE OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUCTURAL SUPPORT. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE EXPERIENCED GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE PILOT DID NOT PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR OR ANTICIPATE THE WIND CONDITIONS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N733JZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17268342
- Airframe hours: 2076
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Fayetteville Aviation
- Registered owner: M & M Air Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, July 5, 1987, 80 hours before
- Departed: FAYETTEVILLE, TN
- Airport: Murfreesboro Muni Airport, runway 36, 3,700 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 40 total, 21 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 300° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19870923057259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923057259A), Sep 23, 1987: Cessna 172N, Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. The aircraft bounced on landing, damaging the nose gear. Student pilot reported gusty winds.

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.

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