# Accident 20230918015439A: Cessna 172M, Winston Salem, NC, September 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2023, 09:40 local time
- Place: Winston Salem, NC
- Airport: Smith Reynolds Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1381° N, 80.2264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1381&lon=-80.2264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1451U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1451U-2023-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230918015439A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON 9/18/2023 AT 1340Z, A STUDENT PILOT DURING A FIRST SOLO FLIGHT LOST CONTROL OF A CESSNA 172 AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND VEERED LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE BALLOONED AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF CENTER LINE IN A SKID AND THEY OVER CORRECTED TO THE LEFT. THE WERE NO INJURIES OF THE SOLE OCCUPANT REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA23LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA375), Sep 18, 2023: Cessna 172 (N1451U), Winston-Salem, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control upon landing which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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