# Accident 20240920016119A: Cessna 172R, Lincoln, NE, September 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2024, 13:58 local time
- Place: Lincoln, NE
- Airport: Lincoln
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 7FPS
- Location: 40.8509° N, 96.7591° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N259GF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259GF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240920016119A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA365), Sep 20, 2024: Cessna 172R (N259GF), Lincoln, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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