# Accident 20240619007689A: Cessna 172F, Ruston, LA, June 19, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2024, 13:15 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Ruston Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5132° N, 92.5884° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8725U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8725U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240619007689A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA232), Jun 19, 2024: Cessna 172F (N8725U), Ruston, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind.

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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