Cessna 172M N73605

Summary

On 15 April 2024 at about 18:07 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N73605, operated by JKG LLC, was involved in an accident near Shelbyville, 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.

Date

15 April 2024 at 18:07

Classification

Accident

Location

Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Bomar Fld/Shelbyville Muni (SYI)

Coordinates

35.5594, -86.4425

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N73605

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

JKG LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Murfreesboro → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA24LA181

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was on a solo cross-country flight and was landing at the destination airport. While on final approach, he was high, so he reduced power. Upon touchdown, the airplane bounced several times (airport security camera video showed the airplane bouncing on the runway with increasing severity). The pilot attempted to recover but lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane nosed over after traveling off the right side of the runway resulting in substantial damage to the airplane’s wings and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.