# Accident 20241213018779A: Cessna 172M, Gig Harbor, WA, December 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2024, 12:10 local time
- Place: Gig Harbor, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2679° N, 122.5781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2679&lon=-122.5781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6750H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6750H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241213018779A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE STUDENT'S INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE STUDENT LANDED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, APPLIED AGGRESSIVE THROTTLE TO INITIATE A GO AROUND. INSUFFICIENT OR INCORRECT CONTROL INPUTS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER FURTHER LEFT. WHILE AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH A RUNWAY SIGN. THE STUDENT CUT THE THROTTLE THEN LANDED AND VEERED OFF INTO THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR25LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA061), Dec 13, 2024: Cessna 172M (N6750H), Gig Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go.

## Other reports on N6750H (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20000926028919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000926028919I), Sep 26, 2000: Cessna 172M (N6750H), Ft Lewis, WA. (-23)[privacy data omitted]the flight instructor with his student [privacy data omitted]were on a instructional flight between tacoma narrows airport where the…
- [Accident 19960204047359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960204047359A), Feb 4, 1996: Cessna 172M (N6750H), Olympia, WA, Substantial damage. (-16) The pilot was conducting a sightseeing flight with his three passengers. Level at 3,000 feet MSL, on a heading of east, he passed 400 feet AGL over a…

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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