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Cessna 172 M N1754V

9 March 2003 · Collegedale, Tennessee, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 March 2003 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172 M registered N1754V was involved in an accident near Collegedale, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Collegedale, Tennessee, United States
Nearest airport
Collegedale (3M3)
Coordinates
35.0431, -85.0219
Aircraft
Cessna 172 M
Registration
N1754V
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Collegedale → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL03LA058

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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