# NTSB MIA73DKW08: Volmer Jnsn VJ-22, N2416, Nashville, TN, September 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 7, 1972
- Place: Nashville, TN · NASHVILLE, TN
- Location: 36.1659° N, 86.7844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nashville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1659&lon=-86.7844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DKW08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DKW08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3761   72/9/7    NASHVILLE,TENN      VOLMER JNSN VJ-22   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 839
        TIME - 1730                    N2416               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 192 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERCY PRIEST LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEBANON,TENN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2416](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2416-2012-08-14), registration cancelled 2012-08-14, S/N 499, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VOLMER JNSN VJ-22
- Registry model: [Don-Aire VJ-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/don-aire-vj-22) (registry code 95702FG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Percy Priest Lake

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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