ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315402
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| Date: | Saturday 17 June 2023 |
| Time: | c. 20:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Consolidated Aviation Services LLC |
| Registration: | N12395 |
| MSN: | 17261968 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Seymour Air Park (TN20), Seymour, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Seymour Air Park, TN (TN20) |
| Seymour Air Park, TN (TN20) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor stated that he was teaching the student pilot a soft-field takeoff technique on a 2,300-ft-long turf runway, with a passenger in the back seat. The flight instructor further stated that student pilot lifted off the airplane at 52 knots, but it settled back to the runway as the wind shifted from a headwind to a tailwind. The airplane then traveled about 100 ft beyond the departure end of the runway and struck bushes, coming to rest upright. The flight instructor added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. The inspector noted that the flaps were in the fully retracted position and asked the flight instructor why he did not perform the accident takeoff with 10° flap extension, per the owner's manual. The flight instructor replied that was always how he performed soft-field takeoffs. The recorded wind speed about the time of the accident was 3 knots.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to properly configure the wing flaps for a soft-field takeoff on a short runway, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wvlt.tv/2023/06/18/plane-crashes-near-seymour-air-park/
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12395
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N12395/history/20230617/2223Z/TN20/TN20
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a06288&lat=35.811&lon=-83.782&zoom=13.3&showTrace=2023-06-17&leg=3
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/dc7356c4173e5b68688411a6b838b2155ffa7860 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 December 1994 | N12395 | Hammond Aviation | 0 | Batavia, OH | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2023 06:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Jun-2023 07:46 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 18-Jun-2023 13:03 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 18-Jun-2023 14:23 | johnwg | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2023 12:54 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 14-Sep-2023 10:16 | harro | Updated |
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