Cessna 172R N456MB
20 May 2012 · Crossville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 2012 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N456MB, operated by Citadel Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Crossville, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Crossville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crossville Memorial Airport (CSV)
- Coordinates
- 35.9506, -85.0842
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N456MB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Citadel Aviation LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Blountville → Crossville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA12CA347
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's attempt to avoid a deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, during the landing roll he noticed a deer on the runway. In an attempt to avoid hitting the deer, he applied the brakes and the airplane skidded off the runway and collided with a ditch. The postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that it sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172N | Acreúna Municipality, Brazil | - | Fatal | 4 |
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| 16 Nov 2012 | Cessna 172 | Ostermaima, Sweden | Arbra Flygklubb Hovsatter | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Cessna 172S | Land O'Lakes, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Apr 2012 | Mooney M20F | McKinnon, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2012 | Cessna 210 | Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States | McMillen Michael P | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2012 | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK | Benton, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2012 | Piper PA-28-140 | Maryville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2012 | Cessna 172S | Lafayette, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Dec 2012 | Cassutt SPORT RACER | Collegedale, Tennessee, United States | Andrews Clarence K JR | Fatal | 1 |