What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Friday, September 20th, 2024, a student pilot was conducting a solo flight out of the Lincoln, Nebraska aiport in a Cessna 172R. After approximately one hour of flying at appoximately 1:58 pm CDT the pilot was coming in for a full stop landing at lnk runway 17. Just prior to flare and touchdown, the pilot applied left aileron and right rudder input to correct for the wind. The aircraft was in-line with the runway at touchdown. When brakes were applied, the aircraft veered left. The pilot released left brake application, pushed right brake and rudder, but the aircraft continued going left. The aircraft exited the runway surface and entered the grass, then struck the taxiway echo sign. The aircraft continued rolling through the grass and onto taxiway alpha where it came to a stop facing south. The pilot notified the tower of his situation and remained in the aircraft until the fire department arrived on scene. The pilot was the only person on board and was not inured. The lower, right side of the aircraft sustained substantial damage from the impact with the taxiway sign.
As the FAA filed it
ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2024, A STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A SOLO FLIGHT OUT OF THE LINCOLN, NEBRASKA AIPORT IN A CESSNA 172R. AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR OF FLYING AT APPOXIMATELY 1:58 PM CDT THE PILOT WAS COMING IN FOR A FULL STOP LANDING AT LNK RUNWAY 17. JUST PRIOR TO FLARE AND TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER INPUT TO CORRECT FOR THE WIND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN-LINE WITH THE RUNWAY AT TOUCHDOWN. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE PILOT RELEASED LEFT BRAKE APPLICATION, PUSHED RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED GOING LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND ENTERED THE GRASS, THEN STRUCK THE TAXIWAY ECHO SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ROLLING THROUGH THE GRASS AND ONTO TAXIWAY ALPHA WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP FACING SOUTH. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF HIS SITUATION AND REMAINED IN THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INURED. THE LOWER, RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT WITH THE TAXIWAY SIGN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.