20240619007689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Ruston, LA · June 19, 2024

Date
June 19, 2024 · 13:15 local
Place
Ruston, LA
Airport
Ruston Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8725U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA232
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
82 total82 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot was attempting to land the aircraft, he hit the runway with the propellers and left wing. He then ran off of the runway, getting better control of the aircraft he brought it back on to the runway where he came to a stop and shut down.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT, HE HIT THE RUNWAY WITH THE PROPELLERS AND LEFT WING. HE THEN RAN OFF OF THE RUNWAY, GETTING BETTER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT HE BROUGHT IT BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY WHERE HE CAME TO A STOP AND SHUT DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.