# Accident 20240806013129A: Cessna 172N, Medina, OH, August 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2024, 11:00 local time
- Place: Medina, OH
- Airport: Medina Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1314° N, 81.7649° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1314&lon=-81.7649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6543E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6543E-2024-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240806013129A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT FLYING A CESSNA 172, ON FIRST SOLO, FLEW AROUND THE PATTERN, DURING LANDING TOUCHDOWN AT ABOUT MIDFIELD, THEN BALLOONED , LANDED AGAIN AND DISAPPEARED DOWN THE INCLINE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WENT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS OFF THE END OF RUNWAY. 1 PILOT ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA24LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA339), Aug 6, 2024: Cessna 172 (N6543E), Medina, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent noseover.

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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